Origin Of Halloween

Halloween emphasizes on death and brutality. The origins of trick-or-treating was in the 16th century in Wales, Ireland and Scotland and where people went from door to door in costume asking for food to exchange for a poem or song. All of them dressed up as souls of the dead, and were understood to be protecting themselves from the spirits. Those who gave were promised prosperity, those who refused is threatened and cursed.
One of a kid’s favourite parts of Halloween is trick-to-treat. Once the strangers open the door, then the child can scream “Trick-or-treat!” Actually what does it mean? The practice of donning a costume and asking for treats from your neighbour dates back to the middle ages, but back then it wasn’t a game. Poor people would
make the rounds begging for food during the medieval practice of souling. In return, they offered prayers for the dead on All Souls Day. Modern trick-or-treating is a custom borrowed from guising, which children still do in some parts of Scotland. Guising involves telling a story in exchange for a sweet dressing in costume and singing a rhyme, or doing a card trick.
The Jack-O-lantern has in origin in the pumpkin or skull.
In fact, pumpkin or skull served as a signal to mark those farms and homes that supported the ‘druids’ religion. According to ‘The World Book Encyclopedia’, the apparently harmless lighted pumpkin face of the Jack-O-lantern is an ancient symbol of a damned soul.
A theory that explains the Americanised name Jack-O-Lantern came from the folkloric story of Stingy Jack, who fooled the devil with buying him a drink. He was not let into heaven or hell - and when he died, the devil threw him a burning ember which he kept in a turnip. The influx of Irish immigrants in the 1840s in North America could not find any turnips to carve, as was tradition, so they used the more readily available pumpkin into which they carved scary faces.
Remember to keep your eyes peeled for teal colored pumpkins outside of neighbour homes when Halloween is around the corner. What do teal pumpkins mean? Some kids may have the unfortunate truth of being allergic to some certain candies. This has become a very crucial issue concerning the health of children and their happiness. Fortunately, a solution to this problem was born as teal pumpkins and now parents can visibly see which households contain alternatives to candy for those who are extremely allergic. Teal pumpkins aren’t just to show you they have alternate rewards for kids but as well as raising awareness for kids everywhere who cannot consume your everyday candy. Here’s a poem of
Jack-O-Lantern:
We grew in the ground
Big and Round
Gift us eyes and nose and mouth
Oh! Halloween Night!
Jack-O-Sad!
Jack-O-Mad!
Jack-O-Happy!
Jack-O-Lantern the best!