What's the purpose of Halloween ???

Question

What's the purpose of Halloween ???

Answer 1

originally to trick the demons into going to the next village by making them think that other demons were already here.

Answer 2

In it's early times Halloween was a celebration of the end of the summer bounty and the start of the "death" of the plants and crops. Celebrations were held to mark this time that was of great importance to the society. Various festivals and rituals were followed. Some also used it as a time to remember and seek the favor of those loved ones who had passed on. Not seen as a scarey thing at this point, more of the way people today visit someone's grave. It was more of a respect and seeking assitance from those who were gone. Over time it also became a time that was seen as being a day the veil between the living and the dead was thin and it was easier to communicate with our anncestors. Which also meant that they could reach us more easily and that might not be so great so the idea of dressing in costume to fool spirits who may mean you harm came about (all be it much later in time that the original start to the holiday). And even further down the road Christians wanted to reclaim this popular holiday by tying it into All Saints Day and the hope was people would turn to All Saints and leave the more pagan holiday behind. Didn't work. But at it's most basic the fall holiday festival (which was originally tied to the autumanl equinox) was about the end of the growing season, the start of shorter days and the "death" of the crops. Most of the Christain holidays are tied to Pagan holidays. Christmas and Easter traditions draw very heavily on Pagan rites and rituals. But to say that Halloween is evil or tied to evil is wrong-that was never the purpose or intent of anyone other than early Christians seeking toslander the beliefs of the Pagans.

And the original festival followed at this time of year is called Samhain. It is the most important hliday in the pagan year. You can also find it as the Feast of Samhain.

Answer 3

Originally, All Hallow Evening was a pagan festival that celebrated magic and the notion that the world of the living was somehow attached to the world of the other side. When hell becomes too crowded, the dead shall walk the earth. Many different cultures celebrate this day in different ways but they all come back to the same premise, the occult. The paranormal. It was originally a Celtic event. Look up Celtic holidays.

Answer 4

November 1st is All Saints Day so the meaning of Halloween which is October 31 or All Hallows Eve it is a pagan holiday where people would take picnic baskets of food into the cemetary and have parties on their ancestors graves.

Answer 5

These days, the purpose is to have fun. And plenty of money is spent, so retailers love it.
Halloween is a Christian name (All Hallow's Eve: the night before the holy are honored) and is followed by All Saint's Day.
The original harvest-time holiday was called Samhain, and is a time to remember the dead. It is the holiest of holy days in the Pagan community.

Answer 6

Originally the holy day of 'All Hallows Eve' was a religious celebration/festival. It has beem metamorphosized into the cultural holiday that we know today. Its purpose today is just for fun and has no religious connotation to it except in certain less traditional religions.

Answer 7

But more importantly, this pagan holiday serves a very important and healthy psychological function. It's the holiday that acknowledges the death aspect of the life cycle (all pagan holidays celebrate some aspect of the life cycle), and invites people to 'walk around in its shoes' so to speak. By dressing up as symbols of the things we fear, and by allowing ourselves to be frightened (as in haunted houses), we acknowledge and embrace our fears and therefore, gain a better understanding of them.

This brings our fear into light and removes its power to make us afraid. So you see, it helps us process the fear and change it into something manageable. The holiday also celebrates the hope of an afterlife, so it's not just about fear either. AND it is often about honoring those loved ones who have passed on.

Conquering our fears is a primal thrill and that's why people are drawn to it, even without this analysis.

Answer 8

It was a pagan holiday where people dressed up as ghost, ghouls, witches etc.. to scare off evil spirits and it just stuck.

Answer 9

its for anybody to dress anyway they like and eat candy! its just fun for some people so if you don't like it watch scary movies or have fun wit your bffs

Answer 10

just another excuse to be traditional.