Halloween (or Hallowe'en) is an annual holiday observed
on October 31, which commonly includes activities such as trick-or-treating,
attending costume parties, carving jack-o'-lanterns, bonfires, apple
bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling scary
stories, and watching horror films. Development of artifacts and symbols
associated with Halloween formed over time. For instance, the carving
of jack-o'-lanterns springs from the souling custom of carving turnips
into lanterns as a way of remembering the souls held in purgatory.The
turnip has traditionally been used in Ireland and Scotland at Halloween, but immigrants to North America used the native pumpkin, which are both
readily available and much larger – making them easier to carve than
turnips. The American tradition of carving pumpkins is recorded in
1837 and was originally associated with harvest time in general, not
becoming specifically associated with Halloween until the mid-to-late
19th century.The imagery of Halloween is derived from many sources,
including national customs, works of Gothic and horror literature (such
as the novels Frankenstein and Dracula), and classic horror films (such
as Frankenstein and The Mummy). Among the earliest works on the
subject of Halloween is from Scottish poet John Mayne in 1780, who made
note of pranks at Halloween; "What fearfu' pranks ensue!",
as well as the supernatural associated with the night, "Bogies"
(ghosts), influencing Robert Burns' Halloween 1785. Elements of
the autumn season, such as pumpkins, corn husks, and scarecrows, are
also prevalent. Homes are often decorated with these types of symbols
around Halloween.
Halloween imagery includes themes of death, evil, the occult, or mythical
monsters.Black and orange are the holiday's traditional colors.
Halloween is the kind of party we all like to laugh about! The idea
is to make a photo session with our helloween costumes before christmas.
We LL celebrate it 2011 - Monday, November 1st, tuesday. Welcome to
Krasnoyarsk Siberia. Amazing region in Russia. For people who want to
visit the place they have never been to, want to see what they haven’t
seen, want to live unique experience, broaden own mind. There is an
English club for locals who are studying the language and meet foreigners.
We do joint tent tours with backpacks in summer, trip to the wonderful
Lakes with inflatable boats. In winter do city tourism and skiing. We
invite foreigners . 24b@bk.ru
