In the Western countries, have "Halloween" on October 31 every year,the dictionary makes an explanation for "The eve of All Saints'Day " , Chinese translates work: "Night of All Saints' Day". All Saints' Day is the Western countries tradition festival. This one night is one night "being haunted " most among 1 year, therefore also calling "spirit festival".
Before more than two thousand years, European Roman Catholic Church fixes November 1 for "Japan of land under heaven believer" (ALL HALLOWS DAY). "HALLOW" is intention of believer.
Legend Celt (CELTS) who lives in fields such as Ireland , Scotland has moved this festival forward since B.C. for 500 years, being October 31 one day. They think that should gradually are the day being over formally in summer, is just a New Year beginning, a day that grim winter starts.
People believes that the soul of a deceased person of old friend meeting returns to the former home field look for the people on living person , borrows this regeneration in this day at that time, this is person unique hope being able to gain regeneration in postmortal and.
The alive people seizes but a life coming the soul fearing to die then , people puts out away fire , candela thereupon right away in this day , lets rigid soul have no way to look for living person , self soul of dressing the dead up as all sorts of evil-doers is frightened off. Afterwards, they meeting candela ignites kindling again , start new life for 1 year.
The Celt tribe still has legend at that time in the convention living person is killed on October 31 being used in holding a memorial ceremony for the dead. Have arrived at A.D. 1 century, Roman who has captured the Celt tribe manor has accepted All Saints' Day convention also gradually , has abolished but the barbarous method of work burning living human sacrifice dead herefrom. Roman celebrates the good harvest festival and Celt ceremony combines, be wearing the dreadful mask , be dressed up as animal or ghosts and monsters, be then for driving demon wandering all around in them away.
This is just that the whole world most people is skill in strange dressing with acient bier today , comes to celebrate the All Saints' Day reason.
Gradually, the time lapse , the All Saints' Day significance have got change , have become active happy get up, rapturous implication has become main current.
Rigid soul looks for a stand-in to return to the world statement also gradually, be got rid of and be forgot. Have arrived at the image , picture symbolizing All Saints' Day today, if the witch , the black cat wait , have had lovable and comical friendly face mostly. USA Buddha State: Undersea All Saints' Day。
