Did you know the word “Halloween” is derived from the words hallow and eve, meaning the eve of the day of all saints, which is celebrated by the Christians on the 1st of November?
Halloween, despite common beliefs, it is not a pagan celebration, but a Christian one. The only problem, just like Christmas, is that this celebration has become too ‘commercial’.
The traditional pumpkins were used to protect the candle flame from wind. The pumpkin filling was used to make pies and sweets then gifted to children. People, would go visit their departed, and the church would hold special services and prayers so the departed would find mercy in the afterlife.
The tradition of wearing suits and masks for Halloween is a very old one, rooted in the belief that in this night the departed return to earth and to make sure they do not remain stuck here people would wear masks so the souls of the departed wouldn’t recognise them. Another belief says that Death walks the earth on this night without collecting any soul, and it is told that the souls that should have died in this night are rescheduled for a later date often die in a cataclysm or terrible accident.
It is also believed that the night of Halloween repeats for times a year, and in this night the Heaven and Hell closes their doors and the death remain on Earth until they open again.
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