In a statement made in 2009 , the Vatican condemned
Halloween as a party charged by several dangerous anti-Christian elements . In
Brazil , we observed that some people turn up their noses to commemorate the
event by understanding it as an expression of our culture far . In
the end , much is said about it, but few are those who scrutinize the meanings
and origins of this festivity .
Since ancient times , we observed that several popular festivals were surrounded by the appreciation of opposites that govern the world . One of the clearest examples of this occurs with respect to the carnival , which precedes all the resignation of Lent . In the case of Halloween, since a long time , the festival takes place one day before the " Feast of All Saints " and, therefore , has its name from the phrase " All hallow 's eve" , which means " the eve of All Saints ' . Because the November 1 to be surrounded of a sacred value and extremely positive , the Celts , the ancient people who inhabited the British Isles , believed that the world would be threatened on the eve of the event by the action of terrifying demons and ghosts . Thus, the " halloween" born as a symbolic concern where the party surrounded by strange and bizarre figures would have the objective of removing the influence of evil spirits that threaten their crops .
In the process of land occupation European pagan peoples brought this cultural influence in the process of spread of Christianity . Initially , Christians celebrated All Saints in May . However , by the ninth century , the Church promoted an adaptation in which the sacred feast was moved to November 1 . Thus , the barbarians converted Christian would remember the party would happen to old and already customary celebration of Halloween .
By having this intrinsic relationship to the spirit world , the halloween figure was soon associated with witches and sorcerers . In the Middle Ages , they became even more recurring to the extent that the Inquisition persecuted and accused several people from exercising witchcraft. Likewise , the dead have also become common in this conclusion by no longer belong to the same ethereal reality .
Among all the soulless , stands the ancient legend of Stingy Jack . According to Irish myth , he would have invited the Devil to drink with him on Halloween . After drinking their fill in , the wily Jack convinced the Devil to turn into a coin for the bar tab was paid . However , rather than pay off debt, Jack preached the currency in a crucifix .
To get rid of the prison, the Devil accepted an agreement that promised never bother Jack . Thus , he was released and never bothered the man . However , Jack died and was not accepted at the gates of heaven for having done a deal with the devil . To descend to the underworld , was also rejected by the devil because of the deal they had. Seeing that Jack was lonely and lost, the devil gave him a turnip with coal became his flashlight.
Upon arrival to North America, the Irish brought Halloween party for the Americas and transformed into a Jack O Lantern pumpkin illuminated with human features. The disguises and masks , as used by the participants of the party, would be a way to avoid being recognized by the spirits that roam this day . Currently , the costumes are used by children who knock on doors demanding candy in place of some mischief against the owner of the house .
In fact , the celebration of Halloween refers to a series of ancient cultural values barbarian - Christian forms in medieval Europe . At that time , several other parties celebrated the process of moving the world to highlight the opposites that made up his world . In the game of symbolic opposition more than the value of a single collision , the man ends by switching and display elements as a central processing life.
Since ancient times , we observed that several popular festivals were surrounded by the appreciation of opposites that govern the world . One of the clearest examples of this occurs with respect to the carnival , which precedes all the resignation of Lent . In the case of Halloween, since a long time , the festival takes place one day before the " Feast of All Saints " and, therefore , has its name from the phrase " All hallow 's eve" , which means " the eve of All Saints ' . Because the November 1 to be surrounded of a sacred value and extremely positive , the Celts , the ancient people who inhabited the British Isles , believed that the world would be threatened on the eve of the event by the action of terrifying demons and ghosts . Thus, the " halloween" born as a symbolic concern where the party surrounded by strange and bizarre figures would have the objective of removing the influence of evil spirits that threaten their crops .
In the process of land occupation European pagan peoples brought this cultural influence in the process of spread of Christianity . Initially , Christians celebrated All Saints in May . However , by the ninth century , the Church promoted an adaptation in which the sacred feast was moved to November 1 . Thus , the barbarians converted Christian would remember the party would happen to old and already customary celebration of Halloween .
By having this intrinsic relationship to the spirit world , the halloween figure was soon associated with witches and sorcerers . In the Middle Ages , they became even more recurring to the extent that the Inquisition persecuted and accused several people from exercising witchcraft. Likewise , the dead have also become common in this conclusion by no longer belong to the same ethereal reality .
Among all the soulless , stands the ancient legend of Stingy Jack . According to Irish myth , he would have invited the Devil to drink with him on Halloween . After drinking their fill in , the wily Jack convinced the Devil to turn into a coin for the bar tab was paid . However , rather than pay off debt, Jack preached the currency in a crucifix .
To get rid of the prison, the Devil accepted an agreement that promised never bother Jack . Thus , he was released and never bothered the man . However , Jack died and was not accepted at the gates of heaven for having done a deal with the devil . To descend to the underworld , was also rejected by the devil because of the deal they had. Seeing that Jack was lonely and lost, the devil gave him a turnip with coal became his flashlight.
Upon arrival to North America, the Irish brought Halloween party for the Americas and transformed into a Jack O Lantern pumpkin illuminated with human features. The disguises and masks , as used by the participants of the party, would be a way to avoid being recognized by the spirits that roam this day . Currently , the costumes are used by children who knock on doors demanding candy in place of some mischief against the owner of the house .
In fact , the celebration of Halloween refers to a series of ancient cultural values barbarian - Christian forms in medieval Europe . At that time , several other parties celebrated the process of moving the world to highlight the opposites that made up his world . In the game of symbolic opposition more than the value of a single collision , the man ends by switching and display elements as a central processing life.
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