Monday, November 1, 2010

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Halloween in Vienna

31. Oktober
Halloween is a celebration that took place in recent years more and more popular. Halloween on the eve of All Saints (November 1), was 31 October. It comes from Ireland and came to America to us. It is of Celtic origin, and proceeds from the festival for Samhain, the death of princes, out. He replaced on this day the goddess of life in the rule for half a year. They made a feast to the dead to be able to connect in contact with them.

All hallows eve
The word 'Halloween' is a shortening of All Hallows Eve ', that is the eve of All Saints. It is the Christianized Takeover of the old Celtic customs. In today's Halloween party but rather the 'profane', the ghosts, witches and wizards, as a guest. The somber and terrifying panel also discusses the Celtic time back because it was believed that the dead can return back also, but needed a living body. By the panel could mimic the dead, that they also would be a dead man and has been spared from the dead. A symbol - the bat - also points to the uncanny and stands for the vampires, the undead. It also shows that we have in our present time in everyday life safe, fun and creepy also like dressing up.

The pumpkin
Another symbol of Halloween - the pumpkin - as the same time on the season, namely the end of harvest. He mentions the story of the Irishman Jack O'Lantern back, who was very evil and haute even the devil a ride. When he died, he was either in heaven or hell in the recording. The devil gave him a piece of glowing coal, that Jack was then carved out a Ruebe to the path between the worlds illuminate. When the custom came to America, there were plenty of pumpkins, so that it replaced the head. Because of its size it could purely be carving has a terrible grimaces to deter evil spirits.


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