Happy Halloween 2023: Why do people wear ghost costumes and scare others? Know what the story behind it is?

Happy Halloween 2023: Halloween is celebrated every year in the world on the 31st of October. In western countries, this festival is celebrated with great pomp. This festival is honored for the peace of the souls of the ancestors. Although people wear new clothes at festivals, at this festival people wear scary clothes and make-up and make costumes like ghosts so that they look scary. Every year this festival is celebrated on the 31st of October only.

Halloween is celebrated in America, England, and European countries. But this festival originated in Ireland and Scotland. This day is the last day of the Celtic calendar. After this day, the Celtic New Year begins. The Celtic people celebrate this day as the beginning of the year. According to legend, Irish people make Jack O’ Lanterns on Halloween.

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Know why this tradition is celebrated (Happy Halloween 2023)

On the other hand, people who believe in the Gawlik tradition celebrate their New Year on the 1st of November. But the night of the day before, on the night of the 31st of October, is considered the Halloween festival. On this day, people get caught in horror. It is believed that today, the spiritual world and the wall of our world become very weak, unsatisfied, or evil spirits enter the earth and try to harm humans.

People hollow out the pumpkin, draw eyes, nose, and mouth and place a candle inside, which is hung outside the house or on the trees. After which, bury it. Children take chocolates from neighbours and relatives on this day. It has different practices in many countries. It’s believed that on this day, who should not spoil the decoration done outside the house at all. Otherwise, the result may be wrong.

Celebrate this festival for the peace of soul

In western countries, this festival is celebrated with great pomp. This festival is celebrated for the peace of the souls of the ancestors. Although people wear new clothes at festivals, at this festival, people wear such clothes and make-up to look scary. Christians celebrate this festival with great pomp. Halloween (Happy Halloween) is also called Hallows Eve, All Hallow Evening, All Halloween, and All Saints Eve. Non-Christians also celebrate this festival in many places around the world.

Why are Halloween costumes scary?

People party fiercely on Halloween wearing scary costumes. On this day, friends and family play many games together. One such game is Apple Bobbing. Where the apples live in the tub of water, the one who pulls out the teeth first is the winner. People enjoy Halloween in different ways.

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