Amazing Halloween Traditions

Halloween Traditions is not just about costumes, like the Dorothy costume, not just about candies, parties and festivities. It is also about cultures and beliefs, this Halloween traditions are relatively new to American, it became more popular in the early 1900s – believed to have rooted in pagan beliefs. About 2,000 years ago, Halloween was originally called Samhain, which means to “summer’s end” in Gaelic.
Meanwhile, other Halloween traditions like the famous “Jack-o-lanterns” are based on Irish tradition. It is believed to have been carried on throughout the centuries, while others like the candies and the costumes like the Dorothy Costumes are more based on modern cultures.

Halloween Traditions and Superstitions: 10 Things You Commonly See in Halloween Traditions

·         Black Cats- Usually grace in many Halloween designs and decorations, but, generally, it is believed to be as “bad luck.”

·         Jack-o-lantern- Celtic folklore that tells a story of a man named Jack who tricked hell but ended up rejected by both the gates of heaven and hell

·         Bat and witches- Ominous sign and very famous on Halloween traditions

·         Spiders and Creepy Halloween crawlers

·         Black Witches- signifies tricks and magic spells

·         Cauldron- According to some beliefs, soul of the dead will go in the Cauldron while it waits for an opportunity for reincarnation

·         Witch Broom- Famous for its medieval myths

·         Halloween costumes- Beliefs said wearing a disguise will fool evil spirits into thinking that you were one of them.

·         The colour black and orange- it represent’s pagan celebration of harvest and autumn

·         Candy apples- it is the combined traditions of Celtics and the Romans, honouring Pamona, the goddess of fruit trees.