The Halloween Countdown

July 18th, 2010 by admin

Celebrating All-Hallows-Eve (the night before All Hallows Day) is more commonly known as Halloween today. The Halloween Countdown is a favorite past-time of many people today. Most people choose not to celebrate Halloween for what it was originally meant for, but celebrate it for the fun that is had on Halloween. The holiday of Halloween has a much different meaning today than it once was when it was originally created. The concept behind Halloween rarely is even an after-thought for most people that celebrate Halloween. However, there are some people that still celebrate Halloween for what it was originally created for which are the spirits (both good spirits and bad spirits).

 

The Halloween Countdown was originally used by the people in the sixteenth century to welcome their dead loved ones back into the mortal realm. Often during the welcoming, there were bad spirits that chose to follow the loved ones back to the mortal realm. To ward off the bad spirits, the people dressed in masks and costumes to pretend they were bad spirits as well. They believed that pretending to be a bad spirit would scare away the other bad spirits that were not welcome. This celebration of welcoming home dead loved ones was often celebrated with food, games, drinks and dancing.

 

Similar Halloween traditions to the sixteenth century Halloween Countdown exists today. During Halloween, there are many parties that are thrown across the country. Dressing up in different costumes and masks is often a part of the party and is expected by each guest in attendance. These parties have a variety of spooky: food, games, dancing, drinks and various scary activities. Halloween is not looked at as a process to welcome back dead loved ones, but it is looked at as a way to bond with others, scare each other and become a different person than what they really are for one night of the year. This is why most people enjoy this holiday because it allows each person to become someone else withoug any criticism.

 

The scary antics that are a part of many Halloween activities today are anticipated each year. These antics normally are references to the original Halloween rituals from the sixteenth century. The Halloween Countdown usually gets everyone excited for the holiday and gets other people ready to safeguard themselves and loved ones. Some of the scary antics get taken too far and many people end up either hurt or dead on Halloween based on the unsafe practices many choose to ignore to opt-in for a fun time.



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