HALLOWEENANGELA LUCILA

BARRIOS DIAZ

What is Halloween? Is an annual holiday

celebrated on October 31. This day is associated with

the colors black and orange. Is strongly associated with

symbols like pumpkins, witchs, black cats and costumes.

Represent the day that the death spirits can come back to the world of the live people.

The origin of the name comes from “All Hallows´Even”(the nigth before of Saints Day)

HISTORY The origins of this holiday was in the

celtic festival of Samhain, (“summers end”).

This was a festival celebrated in Ireland and Scotland.

The purpose of that festival was celebrated the end of the “lighter half” of the year and the beginnig of the “darker half”.

This celebration has some elements of a festival of dead, because the celtics believed that border between this world and the otherworld became thin this day, so the spirits harmless and harmful can pass this border.

The harmful spirits was scare away with mask and costumes.

HISTORY When the Romans take the territory

of the Celtic people they assume this cultural celebration, mixing the Samhain whit his “Harvest Party”, who include celebrations with candy apples.

In the 8th century, The Popes Gregory III and Gregory IV tried to supplant the Celtic festival with the Cristian holiday named “All Saint´s Day”, moving this day from May 13 to November 1.

Although All Saints' Day is now considered to occur one day after Halloween, so the two holidays were celebrated on the same day.

HISTORY In 1840 the Halloween comes to

U.S.A., because the Irland inmigrant bring their cultural celebrations.

They disseminate the history of jack-o'-lantern , based on the Irish legend of Stingy Jack.

The first parede of Halloween was in 1921, beggining the popular culture of Hallowen in U.S.A.

The massive popularity of Halloween in the world begins in the 70th, thanks to movies and TV shows.

In Latinoamérica Halloween is celebrated too, but incluides our own customs.

PUMPKINS AND HALLOWEEN The use of the pumpkins represents the

history of jack-o'-lantern , based in the Irish legend of Stingy Jack, a greedy, gambling and hard-drinking old farmer.

He tricked the devil into climbing a tree and trapped him by carving a cross into the tree trunk. In revenge, the devil placed a curse on Jack, condemning him to forever wander the earth at night with the only light he had: a candle inside of a hollowed turnip.

Carve a pumpkin into a frightening or comical face and place it on their doorstep after dark, is used to keep away the spirit of jack-o'-lantern .

The carving of pumpkins is associated with Halloween in North America where pumpkins are much easier to carve than turnips.

TRICK OR TREAT The origins of this tradition is connected

with the legend of jack-o'-lantern, because this evil spirit was going house to house asking for trick or treat.

If the people in the house don´t made the treat, the trick was a terrible course for all, like illness by the family and the animals.

These days, trick-or-treat is a customary celebration for children on Halloween. Children go in costume from house to house, asking for treats such as candy or sometimes money, with the question, "Trick or treat?“

If the owner of the house don´t make the treat, probably is going to receive eggs in his door.

COSTUMES Halloween costumes are

traditionally those of monsters such as ghosts, skeletons, witches, and devils.

They are used to scare off demons.

Costumes are also based on themes other than traditional horror, such as those of characters from television shows, movies, and other pop culture icons.

However, the kids now are using costumes more appropriate for his age, like cute animals and popular comics of infantile TV shows.

MOVIES Halloween (1978) and all his

sequels Friday the 13th Night of the Living Dead Warlock The Fog Poltergeist Dracula Frankestein The Mummy The Exorcist Elm Street Nightmare Werewolf The Nightmare before

Christmas

MUSIC Thriller Family Adams Ghost Busters Tales from de Crypt Monster Mash Helloween X-Files Dracula Theme Ghost

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