Got real curious how Halloween came about, so searched for it & came up with this synopsis.
Halloween's roots can be traced from Ireland. The name came to be as a short term for All Hallow's Even (even meaning evening). Apparently, this is a Celtic Tradition marking the end of the autumn harvest season in Gaelic culture, and is sometimes regarded to as the Celtic New Year. Trivia Question: If it's suppose to be a New Year, did U ever wonder why Halloween is widely associated with mystery, monsters & all kinds of horrific representations? Apparently, it is also a time when the dead come back to visit the living. In this regard to ward of these spirits large communal fires are lit, masks & costumes in abundant varieties were worn to mimic evil spirits.
Hmmmm, this is much like the Chinese Hungry Ghost Festival, and our very own All Soul's Day. Only in the previous years here in our country, we solemnly celebrate Halloween with prayers for our beloved departed, food offerings & candle lighting ceremonies. I remember not long ago, when me & my sisters with some of our cousins used to watch out which of the candles lit will melt first. Our grandmother once told us that if that candle melted first a soul is hovering nearby. Eeeeeerie but it stuck, because we all pass down the same story to all our kids.
Anyway to continue about Halloween, Irish Immigrants carried this tradition to North America. So aside from Ireland, the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Japan, New Zealand & United Kingdom celebrates this international holiday with aplomb. Thus horror films, trick or treat, halloween costume parties, bonfires & ghost story telling & what have you all in that name of celebrating a macabre of horror & mysticism came to be. Even our traditional All Soul's Day feast is enshrouded with the ironic gaiety & eeriness of an Imported Halloween. Just here in our very own village we came upon this house were the owner painstakingly transformed his front lawn to a bizarre, hair tingling, scary halloween masterpiece to entertain all passersby. It now creates a constant traffic jam, were people from various walks of life, stop, look & sigh in awe of the spectacle. Most like me took pics & vids as souvenirs ;) BTW, a surprising communal gathering of an audience of insects, rodents & other members of the animal kingdom were also sighted (seriously). We took some pics & a Video, so you will all know how we have embraced the influence of the festivities of Halloween from abroad. For those who are familiar with famous horrorific ghouls & ghost you will know who the ones in parenthesis are. . .
Halloween's roots can be traced from Ireland. The name came to be as a short term for All Hallow's Even (even meaning evening). Apparently, this is a Celtic Tradition marking the end of the autumn harvest season in Gaelic culture, and is sometimes regarded to as the Celtic New Year. Trivia Question: If it's suppose to be a New Year, did U ever wonder why Halloween is widely associated with mystery, monsters & all kinds of horrific representations? Apparently, it is also a time when the dead come back to visit the living. In this regard to ward of these spirits large communal fires are lit, masks & costumes in abundant varieties were worn to mimic evil spirits.
Hmmmm, this is much like the Chinese Hungry Ghost Festival, and our very own All Soul's Day. Only in the previous years here in our country, we solemnly celebrate Halloween with prayers for our beloved departed, food offerings & candle lighting ceremonies. I remember not long ago, when me & my sisters with some of our cousins used to watch out which of the candles lit will melt first. Our grandmother once told us that if that candle melted first a soul is hovering nearby. Eeeeeerie but it stuck, because we all pass down the same story to all our kids.
Anyway to continue about Halloween, Irish Immigrants carried this tradition to North America. So aside from Ireland, the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Japan, New Zealand & United Kingdom celebrates this international holiday with aplomb. Thus horror films, trick or treat, halloween costume parties, bonfires & ghost story telling & what have you all in that name of celebrating a macabre of horror & mysticism came to be. Even our traditional All Soul's Day feast is enshrouded with the ironic gaiety & eeriness of an Imported Halloween. Just here in our very own village we came upon this house were the owner painstakingly transformed his front lawn to a bizarre, hair tingling, scary halloween masterpiece to entertain all passersby. It now creates a constant traffic jam, were people from various walks of life, stop, look & sigh in awe of the spectacle. Most like me took pics & vids as souvenirs ;) BTW, a surprising communal gathering of an audience of insects, rodents & other members of the animal kingdom were also sighted (seriously). We took some pics & a Video, so you will all know how we have embraced the influence of the festivities of Halloween from abroad. For those who are familiar with famous horrorific ghouls & ghost you will know who the ones in parenthesis are. . .
The Couple (Oh! btw, beside them is Manang)
Freeloader
The Hair (The lady in White is Linda)
The Look
Quasi? Ulo ng Gapo? ? ?
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