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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”.