Lễ hội halloween

Hundreds of years before the birth of Christ , the Celts, the inhabitants of parts of France and the British Isles , held a festival at the beginning of every winter for the Lord of the

Hundreds of years before the birth of Christ , the Celts, the inhabitants of parts of France and the British Isles , held a festival at the beginning of every winter for the Lord of the Dead The Celts believed that this god rules the world

in the winter , when he called together the ghost of dead people On October

31st , people believed these spirits of the dead came back to earth in the form of animals They thought that very bad ghosts came back as black cats At their festival on this day ,the Celts used to make big fires to frighten the ghosts and chase them away This celebration was the beginning of the holiday of

HALLOWEEN

The ROMANS, who ruled the British Isles after the birth of Christ , also held a celebration at the beginning of winter , All are correct this was harvest time , the Romans brought apples and nuts for the goddess of gardens Later , the Christaians added their customs to those of the Celts and the Romans

They had a religious holiday on November 1st for the saints , which they called All Hallows” or All Saints” day The evening before this day was All Hallows” Even (holy evening ) later the name became HALLOWEEN

Rule :nguyên tắc, thói quen (n) spirit:linh hồn , t â m linh Nut :quả hach

Long ago in Britain , people used to go to wise old women called

“witches” to learn about the future They believed that these witches had the power to tell the future and to use magic words to protect people or change them There were many beliefs about witches, who are now a

symbol of Halloween For example , people believed witches flew on

broomsticks to big , secret meetings ,where they ate , sang and danced The Christians tried to stop people from believing in witches , but many

uneducated people , especially in the countryside , hold on to their beliefs

When people went to north America from the British Isles , they brought their Halloween is a night when children dress up like ghosts, witches , devils and so on They go from house to house in their costumes , ring doorbells , and shout “Trick or Treat !” People give them candy

,apples ,gum , and nuts and the children have a good time But most

children have no idea that their holiday has such a long history

witches : ma thuật broomstick:cây chổi secret:bí mật

Devil :quỷ ma trick : trò bịt bợm treat: tiec đãi

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