We don't even need it! Halloween is celebrated on October 31, the eve of the Catholic All Saints Day. Its origins are usually associated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, which symbolized the end of summer and the beginning of winter. It was believed that at this time the border between the world of the living and the dead became thinner, so people lit bonfires and wore unusual costumes. Later, these traditions were mixed with the Christian eve of All Saints' Day. Halloween, hence the name Halloween. In the 19th century, Irish and Scottish settlers made the holiday especially popular in the United States. In Russia, Halloween has only become common since the late 1990s and is generally seen not as a religious holiday, but as an event for costume parties. The attitude towards him is ambiguous. The Russian Orthodox Church opposes the celebration of Halloween, considering it foreign to the Orthodox tradition; Over the years, Halloween events in schools have been limited in some areas. Today in Russia, Halloween exists as part of the entertainment industry, but debates regularly arise around it about the appropriateness of this tradition in Russian culture. what do you think - Why don't we need someone else! - Just entertainment, what's wrong with that?

We don't even need it! Halloween is celebrated on October 31, the eve of the Catholic All Saints Day. Its origins are usually associated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, which symbolized the end of summer and the beginning of winter. It was believed that at this time the border between the world of the living and the dead became thinner, so people lit bonfires and wore unusual costumes. Later, these traditions were mixed with the Christian eve of All Saints' Day. Halloween, hence the name Halloween. In the 19th century, Irish and Scottish settlers made the holiday especially popular in the United States. In Russia, Halloween has only become common since the late 1990s and is generally seen not as a religious holiday, but as an event for costume parties. The attitude towards him is ambiguous. The Russian Orthodox Church opposes the celebration of Halloween, considering it foreign to the Orthodox tradition; Over the years, Halloween events in schools have been limited in some areas. Today in Russia, Halloween exists as part of the entertainment industry, but debates regularly arise around it about the appropriateness of this tradition in Russian culture. what do you think - Why don't we need someone else! - Just entertainment, what's wrong with that?