Happy Halloween! On
this particular day, I thought it would be appropriate to remind everyone how
this holiday came to be. Many people associate ghouls, ghosts, and evil spirits
with Halloween. However, putting on fun costumes and eating lots of candy were
not the intentions of creating this day.
Halloween, or All Hallows Eve, was created to end the Celtic year and
welcome in a new one. The end of
the year for the Celtics was the end of summer and the beginning of a harsh
winter that would kill their livestock. The Celtics believed that on the night
before the New Year, the dividing wall between the living and dead was broken
and spirits were released into the living world.
Trick or treating and
dressing up also have their own history. To scare off the roaming evil sprits,
people would dress up in ridiculous costumes. They thought that making lots of
noise and looking “scary” would protect them from possession. Others would ward
off the spirits by leaving out food and drinks. They also believed that faeries
dressed as beggars and went to houses begging for food. People who gave them
food were rewarded, while those who did not help the faeries were punished.
Now that you know the
true meaning of Halloween, have fun scaring off those evil spirits and make
sure to help those faeries in need!
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