The Origin and Legend of Halloween in the West

Halloween will be celebrated in a few days. Halloween is equivalent to Ghost Festival in the West, but the festive atmosphere of Halloween in China is much more relaxed. In fact, most of us have a one-sided understanding of Halloween, but the images of pumpkin head and witch will be more profound. So this time, I will briefly introduce the origin and legend of Halloween for you. Maybe we don't quite understand why foreigners dress up as ghosts when celebrating Halloween. In fact, this is for the sake of more harmonious coexistence between humans and ghosts. But in the end, it seems that only we humans are happy. ...

Happy Halloween!

Silver, count your fingers. Halloween is five days away.

Halloween is hung on the wall of the street.

Witches, black cats, ghosts and paper bones.

There are grinning things hanging on the windows and doors.

Or ugly jack-o-lanterns

Traditionally, in Europe, Halloween is considered as.

It is the time when the supernatural world is closest to the world.

It originated from the ancient Celts.

Now Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

The ancient Celts took 1 65438+1October1as the beginning of the New Year.

They believe that on New Year's Eve

There will be terrible ghosts.

10 night, 3 1.

Will put out the fire at home

Create a cold and dark environment

Deliberately made of animal heads or furs.

Dress up as a ghost

Make a terrible noise in your mouth.

Trying to scare those children away.

Later, Rome occupied Celtic.

Combine Roman Christian festivals with

Celtic customs are combined.

It's Halloween.

Monsters and pictures that now symbolize Halloween.

Has become a strange look.

Such as pumpkin monster, witch, etc.

Americans who like innovation.

On this day, I tried my best to dress up as a ghost.

Children wear different Halloween costumes every year.

Carrying a basket of pumpkin lanterns and begging for sugar from door to door.

Say "trick or treat"

In fact, this is the ghost festival in the west.

We also have Ghost Festival in China.

But the total feeling is not a style.

1. Why is China Ghost Festival deserted and Halloween lively?

This "ghost" is not another "ghost"

The background and content of Halloween culture in China and the West are quite different.

Mid-Autumn Festival and Halloween were originally related to sacrificial customs.

But with the development of mankind,

Has evolved.

However, most ghost festivals in China are mainly dedicated to ghosts.

People in China believe that ghosts are the souls of dead ancestors.

This is in line with the common belief of China people, that is, we should chase after the distance.

Family members prepare dining tables and paper money to pay homage to the deceased.

In memory of our dead ancestors.

In terms of atmosphere, Halloween in China.

It often shows a sense of silence and solemnity.

In the west, Ghost Festival is mainly for exorcism.

Later, exorcism changed from ritual to game.

Coupled with consumerism and deconstruction.

Halloween has gradually become an entertaining business festival.

There are no ghosts on Halloween in China.

Ghosts are rampant in foreign ghost festivals.

In fact, this is only one of the reasons.

What is the deeper reason?

Actually, it's China and Westerners.

Different attitudes towards death

In the China culture of "far away from ghosts and gods"

"Ghosts" are taboo.

Death is a taboo

Often seen in China's mythology.

Tang Priest is "Immortal Meat"

But for "being old and immortal"

The emperor also likes to take all kinds of pills.

There is another old saying in China.

It is better to live than to die.

In this culture,

People are not used to joking with "ghosts"

I'm not used to living people playing tricks.

In western culture,

Life and death are regarded as the laws of nature.

Western religions preach that there is heaven after death.

So death is not terrible.

So "Ghost Festival" is a festival that can be celebrated.

For the fun of the festival

Increase the festive atmosphere

There is nothing wrong with making fun of ghosts.

2. How to spend Halloween like an artist?

The answer is!

Draw yourself a pair of eyes that can only be seen in Picasso's paintings.

Huge and casual

Let other people with beauty contact lenses have zero sense of existence!

Or play the Mona Lisa

Are you kidding? I am the most artistic dresser!

I don't want to smile with fascination, I want to shout.

Monk's paintings are the best reference.

Wave point? Fashion is the most fashionable!

Just finished working overtime. Don't have time to change?

Never mind, bring the apple in Margaret's painting.

Minutes into a mysterious surreal person.