Halloween

Hello! I hope you are well, this week we have to talk about a free topic so... as Halloween was recently, I will tell you about the origins of this tradition.

Well, this tradition comes from a long time ago, the Celts called it "Samhain" (it means the end of summer), It was celebrated on the last day of October when the harvest season ended and a new year began for them. It was believed that the spirits of the dead returned that day, so they left offerings of food and candles to guide their way. Later, a Papa (I can't remember his name) to replace this pagan holiday, names November 1 as All Hallows' Eve and therefore 31 as Holy Eve.

It was the Irish immigrants who brought this tradition to North America in the 1800s, but it did not become widespread until around 1900s.

And to complement I will tell you the legend of Jack O'Lantern.

A long time ago there was a man who was a drunkard and a trickster, they called him Stingy Jack and because of his fame the devil decided to visit him to see if it was true and take his soul to hell. When Jack was caught by the devil he asked him for a last wish, a beer, but he said he had no money so the devil turned it into a silver coin, which the trickster put it in his pocket where he had a cross, the Devil seeing himself deceived and trapped, granted him 10 more years without taking his soul.

When the time was up the devil met him again in a forest, Jack asked him for an apple as a last wish, the devil climbed a tree, while the drunk stamped a cross on the trunk, made him promise never to take his soul. Jack then died and could not go up to heaven due to the bad deeds he had in life, he went down to hell where he was not received either. With a few fathoms and a turnip he made a lamppost that guides his way, without his soul reaching rest.

Well, what did you think? I really like these kinds of stories, I'm sorry for the long hahaha, here is an entertaining video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbwFsnL995M