Hello everyone, I am Wang Yangxin, and today I want to talk to you about a very interesting topic, that is, the difference between **Halloween** and **Halloween**. You may think that these two festivals are the same thing, but they have different origins, traditions and meanings. Let's take a look!
The origin of Halloween.
The English name for Halloween is All Halows'eve, which means **Halloween Eve**. Its origins can be traced back to an ancient Celtic festival called Samhain. Samhain is the Celtic New Year and the end of summer and the beginning of winter. The Celts believed that on this day, the spirits of the deceased would return to earth and communicate with the living. To commemorate the deceased, Celts would place jack-o-lanterns carved into terrifying faces on their doorsteps to ward off evil spirits. They also wear strange costumes to confuse the souls of the deceased and avoid being taken away.
The origin of Halloween.
Halloween (All Saints'day) is all hallows'day, which means **day of all saints**. Its origins can be traced back to a Roman Empire festival called Lemuria. Lemilaria was a festival established by the Romans to honor their ancestors and the spirits of the dead. The Romans believed that on this day, their ancestors and spirits of the dead would return to earth and seek rest. To appease them, the Romans would put food and drink in their homes for them to enjoy. They also put black mustard seeds under their beds to ward off evil spirits.
Later, the Roman Empire was conquered by the Christians, who, in order to replace the pagan festivals, changed the festival of Lemilaria to All Saints'day), which is used to commemorate all the ** saints and martyrs. The date of All Saints' Day was originally in early May, but was later changed to November 1 in the eighth century by Pope Gregory III to coincide with the Celtic feast of Sahain.
Difference Between Halloween and Halloween.
As you can see from the above introduction, the main differences between Halloween and Halloween are as follows:
Halloween is the day before Halloween, which is the 31st of October, while Halloween is the 1st of November.
Halloween is a folk festival that is mostly popular in English-speaking countries, especially the United States, whereas Halloween is a religious festival that is mostly popular in Europe and Latin America.
The theme of Halloween is horror and humor, people will put on all kinds of strange costumes, go to someone's house to knock on someone's door to ask for candy, or play some pranks, while Halloween theme is respect and prayer, people will go to church for Mass, or go to the cemetery to pay respects to their loved ones.
The symbols of Halloween are jack-o-lanterns, ghosts, witches, bats, black cats, etc., whereas the symbols of Halloween are crosses, Bibles, holy water, candles, etc.
Summary.
Halloween and Halloween have similar names, but they are two different festivals with different origins, traditions, and meanings. I hope that through my introduction, you can have a deeper understanding of these two festivals, and you can also find your own fun in these two festivals. If you like my articles, please like, comment and share them with me to let more people know the difference between Halloween and Halloween. I'm Wang Yangxin, see you next time!