England
All Saints' Day (All Hallows Day) became fixed on November 1, 835, and All Souls' Day on November 2, circa 998.
On All Souls' Eve, families stayed up late, and people ate little "soul cakes".
On the stroke of midnight there was solemn silence throughout households, which had candles burning in every room to guide the souls back to visit their earthly homes, and a glass of wine on the table to refresh them.
The tradition continued in areas of northern England as late as the 1930s, with children going from door-to-door "souling" (i.e., singing songs) for cakes or money.
The English Reformation in the 16th century de-emphasised holidays like All Hallows Day and its associated eve.
US and Canada
Halloween did not become a holiday in the United States until the 19th century.
American almanacs of the late 18th and early 19th centuries do not include Halloween in their lists of holidays.
The transatlantic migration of nearly two million Irish following the Irish Potato Famine (1845-1849) finally brought the holiday to the United States.
Scottish emigration from the British Isles, primarily to Canada before 1870 and to the United States thereafter, brought the Scottish version of the holiday to each country.
Mexico
Halloween is largely uncelebrated in the Caribbean.
However, like Australia and New Zealand, the event is not unheard of in the Caribbean and is seeing some increase in popularity.
People's Republic of China
There is no Halloween in Chinese tradition, but there is a similar Chinese holiday called Ghost Festival.
The Ghost Festival is a traditional Chinese festival and holiday, which is celebrated by Chinese people in many countries.
In the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 14th night of the seventh lunar month, which is called Ghost Day.
In Chinese tradition, the ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower world.
All Saints' Day (All Hallows Day) became fixed on November 1, 835, and All Souls' Day on November 2, circa 998.
On All Souls' Eve, families stayed up late, and people ate little "soul cakes".
On the stroke of midnight there was solemn silence throughout households, which had candles burning in every room to guide the souls back to visit their earthly homes, and a glass of wine on the table to refresh them.
The tradition continued in areas of northern England as late as the 1930s, with children going from door-to-door "souling" (i.e., singing songs) for cakes or money.
The English Reformation in the 16th century de-emphasised holidays like All Hallows Day and its associated eve.
US and Canada
Halloween did not become a holiday in the United States until the 19th century.
American almanacs of the late 18th and early 19th centuries do not include Halloween in their lists of holidays.
The transatlantic migration of nearly two million Irish following the Irish Potato Famine (1845-1849) finally brought the holiday to the United States.
Scottish emigration from the British Isles, primarily to Canada before 1870 and to the United States thereafter, brought the Scottish version of the holiday to each country.
Mexico
Halloween is largely uncelebrated in the Caribbean.
However, like Australia and New Zealand, the event is not unheard of in the Caribbean and is seeing some increase in popularity.
People's Republic of China
There is no Halloween in Chinese tradition, but there is a similar Chinese holiday called Ghost Festival.
The Ghost Festival is a traditional Chinese festival and holiday, which is celebrated by Chinese people in many countries.
In the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 14th night of the seventh lunar month, which is called Ghost Day.
In Chinese tradition, the ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower world.
DID YOU KNOW?...
The Jack-o-lantern custom probably comes from Irish folklore.
As the tale is told, a man named Jack, who was notorious as a drunkard and trickster, tricked Satan into climbing a tree. Jack then carved an image of a cross in the tree's trunk, trapping the devil up the tree. Jack made a deal with the devil that, if he would never tempt him again, he would promise to let him down the tree.
According to the folk tale, after Jack died, he was denied entrance to Heaven because of his evil ways, but he was also denied access to Hell because he had tricked the devil. Instead, the devil gave him a single ember to light his way through the frigid darkness. The ember was placed inside a hollowed-out turnip to keep it glowing longer.
The Irish used turnips as their "Jack's lanterns" originally. But when the immigrants came to America, they found that pumpkins were far more plentiful than turnips. So the Jack-O-Lantern in America was a hollowed-out pumpkin, lit with an ember.
According to the folk tale, after Jack died, he was denied entrance to Heaven because of his evil ways, but he was also denied access to Hell because he had tricked the devil. Instead, the devil gave him a single ember to light his way through the frigid darkness. The ember was placed inside a hollowed-out turnip to keep it glowing longer.
The Irish used turnips as their "Jack's lanterns" originally. But when the immigrants came to America, they found that pumpkins were far more plentiful than turnips. So the Jack-O-Lantern in America was a hollowed-out pumpkin, lit with an ember.
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6 comments:
cool! once again very imformative. maybe you could summarise so that we stay interested.
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um, i tried to, but i couldnt as all the information was important. thank you for your feedback though!
I've always been wondering how jack-o-lanterns originated. well now I know!
how did you get a clustrmap and all of these random comment thingies on your blog
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oh and nice info interesting
cool.
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hehe i had to go for a run today. down at this club.
in the rain.
horrible : [
LOL
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