Night Series
Halloween Celebration And It’s Relevance
I have always regarded Halloween as one of the special holidays in a year. On the other hand, it is not like the other holidays that we celebrate. It is not like Christmas where we celebrate Jesus Christ, or like Valentines day where we celebrate Saint Valentine the martyr and love itself. Halloween is different. At this day, the souls of the ones who passed before us are the ones being celebrated. Sounds scary, right? Actually, it ain’t so, for in reality it is really a fun celebration.
All Saints day, which falls on November 1, is sometimes confused with Halloween, which falls on the last day of October. The word Halloween was first manifested in the 16th century. A variant of the fuller Scottish term “All-Hallows-Eve” is what the word represents. All-Hallows-Eve is what they call the night before All Hallows Day.
There are many ways Halloween is celebrated around the world these days. Although it is not celebrated in all parts of the world, in those parts of the world that celebrates it, its traditions and importance varies. Some nations have their own unique ways of celebrating Halloween although some follow the American way of celebrating Halloween for it can often be seen in iconic and commercial events.
Costume parties is the most common way of celebrating Halloween, especially in America. The participants will wear costumes representing different characters. The costume they wear varies, but oftentimes are costumes of ghost, witches, or ghouls. However, there are now diverse kinds of costumes, like costumes of TV series characters, Pirates of the Caribbean Costumes, space-themed costumes, and more. Another prominent way of celebrating Halloween is the Trick-or-Treating of little children. It is where little kids roam the neighborhood, asking each house for treats or candies by saying the words “Trick-or-Treat” to the homeowner. If they do not oblige, the children will perform a “trick” to the homeowner, which is usually a mischievous but harmless prank. Although some people view this tradition as a nuisance, many people enjoy seeing little kids wearing monster costumes or Pirates of the Caribbean Costumes while roaming the streets asking for treats.
As for me, the celebration of Halloween is rarely noticed here in the Philippines, although lately Halloween is being celebrated in some places. When I was a kid, we did not experience Trick-or-Treating, for at that time we did not know what it is. In my elementary days, however, we would plan a Halloween party, although usually on November, instead of the last day October. When we go to school that day, we would usually wear costumes instead of our uniforms. After our classes, which would be dismissed early because we would only take our quizzes and have no lectures, we would have our party. But lately I see children here during Halloween following the traditions of Trick-or-Treating. But you can see that their costumes are just improvised. For example, a boy will wear a “barong” and put lots of powder in his face making him a zombie or a little girl wearing a gown which will make her pass as a princess. Character costumes are very rare here, so I do not see kids wearing Pirates of the Caribbean Costumes. But at least the Halloween spirit is there. And it is still a lot of fun to watch!
Halloween, which is really a fun celebration, really has some deep meaning behind it. Halloween teaches us lessons about mortality and death. Once our lives are lost, it is gone forever. Because of that we should value our lives. And lastly, enjoy your lives to the fullest.
Enjoy the holidays and happy Halloween!
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Night Walker (the Night Series, #1) $22.03 He gave up his soul for a second chance to love her…Two and a half centuries ago, Calisto Terana lost everything when a zealous priest murdered the woman he loved. Now, desperate for another chance to love her, he wants redemption for the mistake that cost her life.She’s haunted by dreams of her own death…After catching her fiance with another woman, Kate Bradley returns to San Diego to clear her head. The last thing she needs is romance, but after meeting Calisto she’s drawn to him in ways she doesn’t understand.They’ve waited in the shadows for centuries…Calisto has no doubt Kate is the reincarnation of his lost love, but the Fraternidad Del Fuego Santo has a new watcher with dark ambitions of his own. As old enemies reemerge and a new threat arises, the betrayal that enslaved Calisto to the night might destroy the only woman he’s ever loved again. |
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