a Bunch of Flowers for Dead Persons

In the old days, some western Catholic thought live people have to clean an evil soul in order to send them to heaven. That is the origin of this festival. In the 16th century, The Reformation broke out so some people thought this festival is informal Catholic event. However, a lot of people wished to continue this convention so it survived.

The way of visiting to a family tomb is various. Some French and German decorate it with a lot of flower. In addition, Brazilian have no school and work that day. It is just like Japanese Bon festival.

the Small Ghosts Wander around Town

Halloween 10,31

~The Christian festival that people thanks to a good harvest and get rid of evil spirits~

The Celtic Thanksgiving Day brought about this event. In addition, originally it was held by Anglo-Saxons. It is familiar as a event that children wearing a pretty, horror costume and visiting someone’s house with a call “Trick or treat!” and getting some sweets. However some people go to a cemetery and light a candle. It looks like Japanese “Bon”.

Costumes

Children wear various costumes of horror stuff for example a ghost, bat, witch, Dracula and so on.

Originally, people thought that the spirits that came back to our world are evil, so they wear horror costumes in order to surprise them. However, these days, they tend to wear pretty costumes too for example a fairy, vegetable and so on. I think that means the popularization of Halloween.

By the way

・Some people place a pumpkin called Jack-o’-Lantern in the entrance because people think that it get rid of evil spirits and draw happiness.

・Some people in Russia cannot take part in this event because they believe in their religion peculiar to that district enthusiastically.

・In 1990s, Japanese started to hold this event too because there is a scene that hold it in the famous film “E.T”.

THE GREEN MILE

Steven Spielberg moved by this movie too! ?

When I was primary school student that still don’t know everything, I was shocked by this movie. We usually recognize that the capital punishment is to kill a condemned criminal by a state, but, in fact, to kill them is the work of person. I wonder if what they think when they send a criminal to the electric chair.

In 1996, the novel THE GREEN MILE (written by Stephen Edwin King) is published in America. That novel was made into a movie later and in 2000, that movie was shown in Japan too. THE GREEN MILE means a way that the condemned criminals pass on when they go to the place of execution. The story begins with an encounter between the person who work at a prison Paul (Thomas Jeffrey Hanks) and the condemned criminal John (Michael Clarke Duncan).

John was sent to prison because he killed twin sisters he has an ability to cure someone’s illness or wound so he begun to doubt his clime and suspect that he wanted to help dying twin sisters.but he was so kind and pure so Paul was thinking that he is odd. But, one day, he noticed that Polices conflicted between their duty as a police and the feeling as a person but the day when they must send him to the electric chair was drawing near・・・

“People should not hurt each other” John said in this movie. I could reconfirm difficulty of to help someone and vainness of person’s life.

Please see this movie and feel sad and painful.

The Author: Stephen Edwin King

American modern horror novelist. He wrote a lot of warm-hearted novels and won a lot of literary prizes. Some his novels were made into movie.

His masterpiece: The Shawshank Redemption, Stand by Me, Carrie, and so on.

The Film Directer: Frank Darabont

American film directer and scriptwriter.

His masterpiece: The Shawshank Redemption, The Mist, Saving Private Ryan, and so on.

The Actor:Thomas Jeffrey Hanks

American actor. He won The Academy Award for Best Actor, Emmy Award, and so on. In 1996, He was evaluated as a film directer too.

His masterpiece: The Da Vinch Code, Forrest Gump, Appollo 13, and so on.

Micheal Clarke Duncan
American actor. He won The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

His masterpiece: Armageddon, The Scorpion King, Sin City, and so on.