Greetings, friends
On the last day of October, one of the most unusual and mysterious holidays is celebrated all over the world — Halloween, also known as All Hallows’ Eve. Its symbols are pumpkins, scary mannequins, costumes of evil spirits, and the tradition of asking for sweets.
The roots of this holiday originate from the ancient Celts who lived in Ireland and Scotland. It was a celebration of the end of harvest and the beginning of winter. For some reason, the Celts believed that on the night of October 31 to November 1, the boundary between the world of the living and the dead was blurred. Evil spirits could enter the dwelling of living people. To appease them, people left food on the doorstep and lit bonfires.
Later, the Roman Catholic Church dedicated its church holiday to this day, but nowadays this holiday is already considered a secular, mass national holiday; few people think about its religious significance.
But in Russia, everything always goes in a special way. This holiday came to Russia in the 90s of the last century, when the USSR collapsed, and people immediately fell in love with this wonderful holiday. But in the noughties of our century, the Russian Orthodox Church banned this holiday in schools, as well as St. Valentine's Day. Now this day is celebrated only behind the closed doors of nightclubs.
There are no signs of this holiday on the streets now; there are no decorated houses in a similar style.
I saw this ghost in Kaliningrad in May, and today I remembered it and shared this photo with my children, who did not notice this decoration in the spring and passed by. But today they laughed.
This shabby old plush saber-toothed tiger is probably the guardian of this ghost. I think that creative, inventive people live in this house, and they want to see the World cheerful and kind.
Friends, goodbye! Until the next walk.
Thanks for reading...
Don’t Worry, Be Happy (C) Bobby McFerrin
Text & Photography by @apnigrich With love @apnigrich Good luck and have fun
