Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Assignment Two:"Halloween"


“ Halloween”, which is being felicitated every night of October 31 in many parts of western world especially in Ireland, the U.S. and Canada.
This celebration had brought to western countries by Irish and Scottish in 19th and 20th century, which has its roots in the ancient Celtic festival, when everybody celebrated their new year by wearing masks and costumes.
There is a belief that, on October 31, the dead enters to their world and causing them problems and damages, therefore people wear masks in this night, in order to stand against them.
“Halloween” is included of lots of symbols such as the carved pumpkin with a candle inside, monsters, ghosts, witches, vampires, skeletons, bats, and black cats.
Besides, the main two colors which are Black and Orange to indicate night, witches, bats and jack o’ lanterns, autumn, fire

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