Why is Halloween Portrayed as Being Evil?
Channel: romel andoy
Date: 2021-10-20

Why is Halloween portrayed as being evil?

Halloween is also known as All Saints Eve is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day. It begins the observance of Allhallowtide, the time in the liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints, martyrs, and all the faithful departed.

One theory holds that many Halloween traditions may have been influenced by ancient Celtic harvest festivals, particularly the Gaelic festival Samhain, which may have had pagan roots

Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, attending Halloween costume parties, carving pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing, divination games, playing pranks, visiting haunted attractions, telling scary stories, as well as watching horror films. For some people, the Christian religious observances of All Hallows' Eve, including attending church services and lighting candles on the graves of the dead, remain popular, although for others it is a secular celebration. Some Christians historically abstained from meat on All Hallows' Eve, a tradition reflected in the eating of certain vegetarian foods on this vigil day, including apples, potato pancakes, and soul cakes.

But why is Halloween portrayed as being evil?

Well, its' because the traditions that we have today are a result of the evolution of how our early ancestors decided to celebrate a holiday dedicated to the dead. The more folksy-side of Halloween comes more from colonial and peasantry traditions rather than religious traditions. With a festival of the dead comes reminiscence of the dead. With the reminiscence of the dead comes stories of the dead. Stories of the dead can sometimes be exaggerated, and thus began the tradition of telling ghost stories. With ghost stories come the traditions of including the unknown into stories, and, eventually, monsters. With monsters comes monster movies.