Worldwide Halloween
The ancient Assyrians had ceremonies for the souls of the dead in October and November.
In Egypt, Osiris’ box or coffin, which floated on water for a year, was a distorted Egyptian memory of the Flood. This box was placed on water sometime between October and November each year.
The ancient Peruvian Incas began their year in November with a celebration called Ayamarka, which concluded with the placing of food and beverages on the graves of the departed.
Shadows of the fixation on death that is the core of Halloween can also be seen in the early Anglo-Saxon period known as the “November Blood Month.”
In India, the Hindu Durga celebration for those who have died was first tied to their New Year (which began in November).
Aboriginal Australians, each fall, put white colored stripes on both their legs and arms to symbolize a skeleton.
Chinese Hungry Ghost Festival
The Hungry Ghost Festival ( also known as The Yulan Assembly or Zhongyuan Jie) is a traditional Chinese festival and holiday, which is celebrated by Chinese in many countries. The
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Los Dias de los Muertos
Los Dias de los Muertos, the Days of the Dead, is a traditional Mexico holiday honoring the dead. It is celebrated every year at the same time as Halloween and
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Walpurgis Night
Walpurgis Night is a holiday celebrated on April 30 or May 1, in Germany, Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Romania, and the Czech Republic . The festival is named after
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Halloween in Australia
Because Halloween was not celebrated in England before the twentieth century, it did not travel to Australia and New Zealand with British colonization, but it has some recognition due to
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Halloween in the USA
In the United States, the first recorded instance of a Halloween celebration occurred in Anoka, Minn., in 1921 Halloween did not become a holiday in America until the 19th century,
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