4 Places where you can enjoy Halloween Night in Delhi
Halloween Night 2017 will be celebrated tomorrow, so are you ready? The month of the dead has begun with All Saints and All Souls Day but what is the history behind these spooky dates?
History behind celebrating Halloween
Samhain ( Snow- in) marked the end of summer and the harvest in the colder months. Celts believe that one night before New Year the boundaries between world of the living and the dead become blurred.
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Traditionally people used to wear costumes, animal skins and heads and attempted to tell each other’s fortune. Notably, the first was Feralia, a day late in October where Romans marked the passing of the dead. Pomona comes second in the list. Pomona, the Roman Goddess of fruits and trees and that’s the reason why we see bobbing apples in the Halloween Night
In 609 AD Christianity changed the festival to add praying for the dead. Notably, November 2, is celebrated as All Souls Day, when the dead are remembered. To Christians, All Souls is a day is a time for people to pray for the dead.
With the passage of time Halloween Night has become a secular festival and people all across the globe celebrate it with a lot of zeal. Children love this festival as they get a chance to wear interesting costumes.
4 places in Delhi where you can enjoy Halloween Night:
- Halloween Party by the Xenon Club
- Scary Night @Bollywood Bistro West Delhi
- Halloween Party for Kids @ Vega School
- Coolest Halloween Party @Ice Skating And Café, Delhi
5 important things to know about Halloween:
- · Jack O’ Lanterns were originally made for turnips
- · If you get to eat Halloween cake and hit a thimble, you will be unlucky in love
- · Michael Myers’ mask in the movie Halloween was the face of William Shanter
- · Dress up and scare off the evil spirits
- · In Germany People do not use Knife on Halloween Night
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