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Psycho HouseHistory of Halloween

In the seventh century, Pope Boniface IV created All Saints' Day on November 1 to celebrate all the saints who didn't have their own day of celebration. He probably moved it to this date to discourage Christians from celebrating Samhain. The Celtics used November 1 to celebrate the harvest by offering food to their gods.

The day before All Saints' Day was called All Hallows Eve (Hallow is an old English word for saint)- which means the evening before All Saints Day. All Hallows' Eve was later shortened to Halloween. Contrary to popular opinion, Halloween has its roots in Catholicism rather than Satanists and Wiccans. It was only centuries later that these groups adopted this day.

Bobbing For Apples: Early folk tales told of unmarried people attempting to take a bite out of an apple bobbing in a pail of water, or suspended on a string. The first person to do so was believed to be the next to marry. Peeling an apple in front of a candle-lit mirror was believed to produce the image of one's future spouse. 3 Attempting to produce a long unbroken apple peel was said to estimate the number of years you had to live. The longer the peel, the longer your life expectancy.

Trick or Treating: On All Souls' Day, early European Catholics had a tradition of going from home to home, asking for soul cakes, or currant buns. In return, they would pray for the souls of the homeowner's relatives.

PumpkinsJack-o'-lantern: The term "Jack-o'-lantern" came from an Irish folk tale of the 18th century. Jack was an Irishman. He had tricked the Devil into climbing an apple tree. He then cut a cross symbol in the tree trunk, thus trapping the Devil in the branches. At his death, he was unable to again access to Heaven because of his meanness. The Devil, having a long memory, would not allow him into Hell. So he was forced to walk the earth endlessly. The devil took pity on him and gave him a piece of coal to light his path. Jack put it inside a hollowed-out turnip that he had been eating.

Los Dias de los Muertos (The Days of the Dead): The Aztecs believed that the Monarch butterflies were the reincarnated spirits of their dead ancestors. Hispanics celebrate this day to honor their dead ancestors.

Bonfire Night: In England, Halloween is called All Hallows Eve. A few days later on November 5, they have Bonfire Night. On this night, bonfires burn in every city and town in England. They do this to dishonor a rebel named Guy Fawkes. They believe that Guy Fawkes was sent by the Pope to burn the House of Commons in London. Some towns to this day in England burn effigies of the Pope and Guy Fawkes.

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  • Happy Zombie- This artist paints zombies and other characters.

 

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