Comparison of ghost festival
A Comparison of Ghost Festival in United State and Thailand
Festival is an event that is staged by a local community that is also usually happening in the same place every year. The festival seems religious and superstitious, but it shows about the culture and tradition. There are a lot of types of festivals in the world. Ghost festival is also a part of the festival that have around the world. However the ghost festival in each country will have different and similar things that they do. In United Sates, the ghost festival is Halloween. It is celebrated on October 31. The name of Halloween, it comes from the Christian tradition. It is derived from All Hollow’s Eve. October 31st is the eve of All Hallows day, better known as All Saints Day. This is a day when the church celebrates and remembers the lives of the saints. Halloween originated as a pagan festival in parts of Northern Europe, particularly around what is now the United Kingdom. Many European cultural traditions hold that Halloween is a time when magic is most potent and spirits can make contact with the physical world. In Christian times, it became a celebration of the evening before All Saints’ Day. Immigrants from Scotland and Ireland brought it to the United States. The commercialization of Halloween started in the 1900s, when postcards and die-cut paper decorations were produced. Halloween costumes started to appear in stores in the 1930s and the custom of 'trick-or-treat ' appeared in the 1950s. The types of products available in Halloween style increased with time. Many children dress up in fancy costumes and visit other homes in the neighborhood. At each house, they demand sweets, snacks or a small gift. If they do not get this, they threaten to do some harm to the inhabitants of the house. Some families carve lanterns with scary faces out of pumpkins to decorate their homes and gardens in Halloween style. These are traditionally intended to ward off evil spirits.
Festival is an event that is staged by a local community that is also usually happening in the same place every year. The festival seems religious and superstitious, but it shows about the culture and tradition. There are a lot of types of festivals in the world. Ghost festival is also a part of the festival that have around the world. However the ghost festival in each country will have different and similar things that they do. In United Sates, the ghost festival is Halloween. It is celebrated on October 31. The name of Halloween, it comes from the Christian tradition. It is derived from All Hollow’s Eve. October 31st is the eve of All Hallows day, better known as All Saints Day. This is a day when the church celebrates and remembers the lives of the saints. Halloween originated as a pagan festival in parts of Northern Europe, particularly around what is now the United Kingdom. Many European cultural traditions hold that Halloween is a time when magic is most potent and spirits can make contact with the physical world. In Christian times, it became a celebration of the evening before All Saints’ Day. Immigrants from Scotland and Ireland brought it to the United States. The commercialization of Halloween started in the 1900s, when postcards and die-cut paper decorations were produced. Halloween costumes started to appear in stores in the 1930s and the custom of 'trick-or-treat ' appeared in the 1950s. The types of products available in Halloween style increased with time. Many children dress up in fancy costumes and visit other homes in the neighborhood. At each house, they demand sweets, snacks or a small gift. If they do not get this, they threaten to do some harm to the inhabitants of the house. Some families carve lanterns with scary faces out of pumpkins to decorate their homes and gardens in Halloween style. These are traditionally intended to ward off evil spirits.
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