When is Halloween 2018?

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Many are interested in the question of when they will celebrate Halloween in 2018 in Russia. Although some people think that he has no place on the calendar, but for most, this is another reason to take a walk and laugh. In our country, as well as throughout the world, the holiday will be held on October 31.

History of origin

Many centuries ago, the vast territory of Europe was inhabited by the ancient Celts, they believed that the year was divided into 2 parts. Warm time was called light, and winter time - dark. For them, since November 1, the Sun God is in captivity of Samhain, who is the master of darkness.

On this night, the line between the material world and supernatural forces disappears, evil spirits and all evil spirits are activated.

To protect themselves and their homes, the Celts gathered near the fire, together with the druid priests, made sacrifices to the pagan gods, covered themselves with terrible, animal skins in order to frighten the ghosts. The dark period ended at night, from April 30 to May 1, she is called Walpurgieva, after which it was believed that good was returning to earth.

When Christianity arose in Europe, pagan holidays were gradually replaced by the Orthodox. Therefore, Samhain was replaced by Halloween - All Saints Day. In the 20th century, it lost its mystical meaning, children simply disguised themselves as brownies and devils in order to scare passers-by and beg for sweets.

Now

After learning what date Halloween is celebrated, many people begin to prepare a carnival costume for themselves and come up with ideas for decorating at home. In Russia, they treat him much easier, since he is still a curiosity. For example, the main tradition of walking around our apartments and saying "sweet or nasty" did not take root in our country.

However, many host object parties and transform into cartoon characters, such as Batman or Catwoman. To be on trend, it is important to wear a witch costume with a broom or a ghost.

Many companies even have a tradition of forming nightmarish presentations; on this day, employees can receive a beautifully wrapped, torn off finger or gouged eye as a gift.

The Orthodox Church has a negative attitude towards the celebration of Halloween, which is of pagan origin. By the way, it was banned back in the days of the Russian Empire. Interestingly, all confessions, both Catholics and Muslims, are united on this issue.

How to decorate a house

Having received information when Halloween is held in 2018 in Russia, the followers of this holiday begin to prepare not only their appearance, but also their apartment. It is very important to create an eerie atmosphere in it, a must-have attribute of a walk, a pumpkin. For this, the insides are pulled out of the vegetable without damaging the shell, and different faces are cut out. Inside, they usually put a candle, and you get such an original lamp.

Now in the online store, you can buy many interesting jewelry, for example, an artificial web with plastic tarantulas and ghosts on it, or a musical skeleton.

What to treat

Food can be any, the main thing is to give it an ominous look, for example, ordinary, stuffed eggs, and on top of each put half an olive, which will imitate the body of a spider, and cut the legs out of the second. Simple sausages in dough, can be turned into Egyptian mummies, monster cupcakes made from pasta and cheese look interesting.

Of course, the main thing here is not to overdo it, after all, the dishes should be appetizing.

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superstition

Since the holiday was originally pagan, therefore, it is accompanied by many omens. Here are the most common signs regarding the night from October 31 to November 1:

1. To scare away ghouls and ghouls, you need to put on your clothes inside out.
2. It is necessary to leave a branch of a walnut tree and a pumpkin with a candle near the house, it is believed that the ghouls are afraid of the smell of these objects.
3. If a spider or a bat is found in an apartment, this means that a spirit lives in it, a deceased relative, who watches them and warns of impending danger.
4. Leaving a black cat indoors on Halloween is considered bad luck.
5. It is a bad sign, if an owl sits on the roof, you must quickly drive it away, otherwise there will be a dead man in the house.
6. If candles are constantly extinguished during the holiday, it means that there are many evil spirits nearby.
7. But if a bat is circling around the house, then you need to rejoice, which means that next year there will be a good harvest.

In many European countries, it is customary to ring the bells at midnight on October 31st, thus frightening off evil spirits.

To protect your home from the invasion of demons for a whole year, on the eve of Halloween before sunset, you need to walk around the house three times in a carnival costume and with a lit candle.

Of course, in fact, Halloween does not carry anything terrible in itself, it is just a great occasion to once again meet with your friends and brighten up autumn weekdays.