Halloween is here, how do you plan to celebrate this "ghostly" festival this year! ? Today, the editor will tell you about Halloween~
"Halloween" is not Halloween?
When it comes to Halloween, we will say "Halloween", but do you know, after saying it for so many years, it's wrong! The editor is very responsible and tells everyone that "Halloween" is not "Halloween":
First of all, we must know that Halloween is the November 1st every year, which is a traditional Western festival.
And October 31 is the most lively moment of this festival, and every household will dress up and attend a carnival party.
Wikipedia about Halloween is marked as follows:
(a contraction of All Hallows' Evening), also known as All Halloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve, is a celebration observed in a number of countrieson 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day.
, the Wikipedia about Halloween is marked as follows:
From the above explanation, we can know that Halloween is just the eve of All Hallows' Day!
So to be precise, Halloween should be translated as " Halloween " instead of "Halloween". Therefore, Halloween actually refers to Halloween eve, which is the night of October 31.
(It turns out that Halloween and Christmas have "eve", just like our New Year's Eve, too)
Halloween and Halloween, it's time to talk about the pronunciation of Halloween.
Many people pronounce it as hello win, which is wrong. Its pronunciation should be: [ˌhæləˈwin]
hallow as a verb means "make... sacred/consider... as s", and the hallow added in Day means that it can also be used as a noun, indicating "saint".
Halloween is a holiday celebrated on October 31. By tradition, Halloween begins after sunset. Long ago, people believed that witches gathered together and ghosts roamed the world on Halloween.
Halloween Eve is a festival celebrated on October 31. According to tradition, Halloween Eve celebration starts with the sunset. Long time ago, it was believed that on Halloween Eve the witches would gather together and ghosts wandered around.
Today, most people no longer believe in ghosts and witches. But these supernatural beings are still a part of Halloween.
Nowadays, most people no longer believe in ghosts and witches, but these supernatural beings are still a part of Halloween.
Now, most people no longer believe in ghosts and witches, but these supernatural beings are still a part of Halloween.
Now, most people no longer believe in ghosts and witches, but these supernatural beings are still a part of Halloween.
Now, most people no longer believe in ghosts and witches. But these supernatural beings are still a part of Halloween.
Now, most people no longer believe in ghosts and witches. But these supernatural beings are still a part of Halloween.
Now, most people no longer believe in ghosts and witches. But these supernatural beings are still a part of Halloween.
Now, they no longer believe in ghosts and witches. But these supernatural beings are still a part of Halloween.
Now, they no longer believe in ghosts and witches. But these supernatural beings are still a part of Halloween.
Now, they no longer believe in ghosts and witches. But these supernatural beings are still a part of Halloween.
Today, but they still regard these as part of Halloween Eve.
How to dress up on Halloween
Popular Halloween costumes include vampires (creatures that drink blood), ghosts (spirits of the dead) and were wolves (people that turn into wolves when the moon is full).
Dressing up in costumes is one of the most popular Halloween customs, especially among children. According to tradition, people would dress up in costumes (wear special clothing, masks or disguises) to frighten the spirits away.
Dressing is one of the most popular Halloween customs, especially among children. According to traditional customs, people will dress up (wear some special clothing, masks or decorations) to scare away ghosts.
Halloween traditional activities
There are many other superstitions associated with Halloween. A superstition is an irrational idea, like believing that the number 13 is unlucky!
There are many superstitions related to Halloween.Superstition is an unreasonable idea, such as thinking that 13 is an unlucky number!
Halloween is also associated with supernatural creativity like ghosts and vampires. These creativity are not part of the natural world.
Witches are popular Halloween characters that are thought to have magical powers. They usually wear pointed hats and fly around on broomsticks.
Witches are popular Halloween characters that are thought to have magical powers. They usually wear pointed hats and fly around on broomsticks.
Witches are also associated with supernatural creativity like ghosts and vampires. These creativity are not part of the natural world.
Witches are popular Halloween characters that are thought to have magical powers. They usually wear pointed hats and fly around on broomsticks.
Witches are also associated with supernatural creativity like ghosts and vampires. These creativity are not part of the natural world.
Witches are popular Halloween characters that are thought to have magical powers. They usually wear pointed hats and fly around on broomsticks.
Witches are also associated with supernatural creativity like ghosts and vampires. These creativity are not part of the natural world.
Witches are popular Halloween characters that are thought to have magical powers. They usually wear pointed hats and fly around on broomsticks.
Witches are also associated with supernatural creativity like ghosts and vampires. They usually wear steep hats and fly around on brooms.
Bad omens are also part of Halloween celebrations. A bad omen is something that is believed to bring bad luck, like black cats, spiders or bats.
Omen is also part of Halloween celebrations. People believe that bad signs will bring bad luck, and black cats, spiders, or bats are all bad signs.
How to play Halloween?
The key point is here, how to play Halloween? The following four ways to play will give you a full sense of ritual!
1, Wear Costumes Halloween dress
From Halloween to Halloween, the essential thing is Halloween dress. People will hold pumpkin lanterns , wear weird ghost outfits, and dress up in all kinds of horrors to attend Halloween party.
2. Trick or Treat If you don’t give me the candy, you will be tricked and treated
Children will be dressed up as cute little monsters to ask for candy from house to house. Just knock on the door and shout "Trick or treat! (Trick or treat! If you don’t give me the candy, you will get all kinds of delicious candies.
If adults are stingy and don’t give it to you, these little naughty people will do pranks. Friends, remember to prepare candies~
3. Play Pinata Pinata Game
Pinata is a small package containing small gifts such as candies. Foreign children like this game very much. The gameplay is very simple: hang the pinata or stand on the ground. The children take turns smashing the pinata with sticks and grab the candies and gifts inside. All of this represents good luck.
4, Scary Movies Horror movie
Dark horror is the theme of Halloween. People like to invite their friends to watch the movie and feel the exciting atmosphere during Halloween.
If you also want to see a dark movie, the editor recommends the recently popular " Maleficent 2"
This movie is a sequel to "Maleficent" adapted from Disney's classic animated movie "Sleeping Beauty". Angelina Jolie and Ally Fanning play the role of the dark witch Maleficent and Princess Arrow respectively.
Halloween is here. One thing to emphasize is that you can pretend to be scary, but pretending to be a ghost must also be savored. Our principle is to make all ghosts happy when they see you, including the person who is reading the text message.
Hope your Halloween is masked with spooky fun ... just as mine.
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