Celebrate Halloween is Christian
Celebrate Halloween is Christian
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Something that has distinguished Mexico from other countries is its reverence for death, that transitional step to "beyond" or for others simply the end of the road. Even some cults venerate it as if it were a supernatural entity, when in reality it is only the final step to which we will all arrive. But that's where we have two very similar and different festivities at the same time. First we have Halloween where many children, teenagers and adults will walk the streets of many cities to order sweets and traditional treats this autumn season, and they do it dressed as characters of fantasy or horror stories.
Then comes the celebration of the Day of the Dead, a very similar holiday because it also deals with death, but with a more religious background. However, these two celebrations have a common origin, since both celebrations were invented by the Catholic Church.
We must know that Halloween does not have a distinctly Celtic or Druid origin as many believe, much less is of satanic origin. This holiday was invented in the seventh century by the same Catholic Christians. According to many historians, the name of Halloween comes from the Catholic holiday of the "Eve of All Saints Day", which in the old English was called "All Hallows Eve", which was held in the evening of the night of the 31st of October, which was very popular in countries like Scotland and Ireland, and that was done a day before the "All Saints' Day" which is November 1.
It was Pope Boniface IV who created this celebration, in the year 609, to honor the Virgin Mary and all the martyrs of the Catholic Church in antiquity. With the passage of time this festivity was extended to all the saints, and from there arose its name of "All Saints' Day". This religious festival was celebrated on May 13, but it was Pope Gregory III, in the eighth century, changed the date passing it to November 1. Subsequently, November 2 was instituted as the Day of the Faithful Dead or "Day of Deaths" in honor of all the deceased faithful, who for different reasons "their souls are in Purgatory waiting for their entrance into Heaven."
On the other hand, several scholars indicate that the origin of the word Halloween, could come from the so-called "Mesnie Hellequin", a very old folk legend from central Europe, which is now more known by different names, depending on the region, some of the they call the "Procession of the Dead", others call it the "Santa Compañía" or the "Wild Hunt" and other names depending on the area where they count.
The legends tell that this manifestation could appear from the night of the Eve of the Day of All the Saints, until in the Day of the Deceased Saints, today called Day of the Dead. It was the appearance of a group of ghostly beings that was usually headed by a character dressed in a harlequin costume ("hellequin") which, depending on the time and region, could be a fantastic and legendary being, but in some cases could be to be a being with a diabolical appearance.
Formerly during the Eve of All Saints' Day there was a prayer vigil in honor of all the deceased saints, which was held during the afternoon and evening of October 31, but the popular customs, and the cultural syncretism of the Christians and Catholics, made this religious tradition transformed into a much more mundane festivity, where the hubbub displaced traditional prayers. Something that is already happening now with Christmas and Holy Week.
Many said that Halloween came from the rites of the ancient Celts who had their celebration called Samhain, which was the end of the year Celtic (October 31), where, according to their stories, the spirits of the dead gathered to examine the events of last year and next year, but also visited their old homes, this was the guideline for the celebration of the Celtic New Year.
In the old religion of the Celts, which was led by the Druids, which has nothing to do with the "Wicca", used to light large bonfires on the night of October 31 on the top of the mountains, to protect the community of evil spirits and chase them away. This ritual was not evil or dark, just the opposite.
Some Christians came to believe that "Samhain" was the druid god of the dead, but it was the main celebration of Celtic culture. When the Romans conquered the territories of the Celts, they added it to the Roman party of "The Harvest" that was held on November 1 in honor of the goddess Pomona, but changed their celebration for October 31.
Erroneously many say they prefer the Christian celebration of the "Day of the Dead" on November 2 as if it were something authentically Mexican. According to traditional accounts, the spirit of the dead returns that day to visit their most beloved relatives, so that great altars are erected to remind the deceased, who take with them the essence of food or drinks for their way of life. return to the cemetery and then to Heaven; On that day in the churches a special mass is made for the eternal rest of their souls.
From November 7, 2003, UNESCO distinguished the Day of the Dead festival as "Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity", as "One of the most relevant representations of the living heritage of Mexico and the world."
The festival of the ancient Aztecs, who had a similar ritual with which they worshiped Mictlantecutli and Mictecacihuatl "The Lord and the Lady of the place of the dead", but not equal to the current Day of the Dead is also related erroneously. Being honest, the ancient Aztec ritual has almost nothing to do with the current celebration, since the Aztec ritual dedicated to these gods of death was done during the month of August. The modern Day of the Dead is an example of that mixture, or syncretism, of Aztec traditions and dogmas imposed by force by Europeans.
So both festivities, Halloween and Day of the Dead, do not have their origin in America, both are of European origin, have spread throughout the world and have nothing evil. There is no reason to defend one and attack the other, because they have the same origin and even the same theme: death.
In spite of being its Catholic Christian origin, Halloween has wanted to relate it to rituals of "black magic" or "satanism"; However, it is known that for those people it is just one more date in their calendar, on the other hand the "Saturday of Glory" of Catholic Easter or the Night of Walpurgis are the main days they use for their rituals. It is not a very important date for them, and they only do it to make fun of a Christian tradition, so these dark rituals have nothing to do directly with that festivity.
So Halloween and the Day of the Dead can live together perfectly, one does not overshadow the other, both are traditions that mix myths and legends, which have nothing evil, although some religious groups say many falsehoods about its origin, but it is due to its ignorance, not to investigate anything about the real history of its origins. The songs of "Halloween Halloween", or "Sweet or mischief", or the "ask for a skull" that are used by children to ask for sweets have nothing malignant, they are only part of that tradition that has evolved, like the same society evolves.
Do not fear the dead or the dark, better take care of the living ignorant.
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