Halloween is celebrated by more and more Russians every year. We are happy to dress up in horror costumes, put pumpkins on the windows, sometimes without suspecting why, in fact, we are doing this.
The origin of the holiday is connected with the history of the ancient Celts. On October 31, these people celebrated New Year's Eve. According to their calendar, on November 1, winter began, which in cold countries was associated with death. It was believed that on New Year's Eve the border between our and the other world opens, and the shadows of dead people return to Earth to complete their work.
In order not to become the prey of the dead, people changed into scary costumes. It could be costumes of wild animals, ghosts, even plants. It was believed that the more terrible the Halloween image, the less likely it was to meet a dead man.
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