OXFORD UTOMO
Assignment
Name : Muhammad Faiz Pratama
Reg. Number : 210600035
Level : Computer III
Date : May, 28th 2009
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Assignment
Name : Muhammad Faiz Pratama
Reg. Number : 210600035
Level : Computer III
Date : May, 28th 2009
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Halloween falls on October 31th each year in North America and other parts of the worid. What do you know about Halloween? Do you celebrate it in your country? Here is a little history about it.
Like many other holidays, Halloween has evolved and changed throughout history. Over 2,000 years ago people called the Celts lived in what is now Ireland, the UK, and parts of Nor them France. November 1 was their New Year's Day. They believed that the night before the Ne Year (October 31) was a time when the living and the dead came together.
More than a thousand years ago the Christian church named November 1 All Saints Day (also called All Hallows). This was a special holy day to honor the saints and other people who died for their religion. The night before All Hallows was called Hallows Eve. Later the name was changed to Halloween.
Like the Celts, the Europeans of that time also believed that the spirits of the dead would visit the earth of Hallowen. They worried that evil spirits would cause problems or hurt them. So on that night people wore costumes that looked like ghosts or other evil creatures. They thought if they dressed like that, the spirits would think they were also dead and not harm them.
The tradition of Halloween was carried to America by the immigrating Europeans. Some of the traditions changed a little, though. For example, on Halloween if Europe some people would carry lanterns made from turnips. In America, pumkins were more comon. So people began putting candies inside the and using them as lanterns. That is why you see Jack `o lanterns today.
These days Halloween is not usually considered a religious holiday. It is primarily a fun day for children. Children dress up in costumes like people did a thousand years ago. But instead of worrying about evil spirits, they go from house. They knock on doors and say "trick or treat". They owner of each house gives candy or something special to each trick or treater.
Like many other holidays, Halloween has evolved and changed throughout history. Over 2,000 years ago people called the Celts lived in what is now Ireland, the UK, and parts of Nor them France. November 1 was their New Year's Day. They believed that the night before the Ne Year (October 31) was a time when the living and the dead came together.
More than a thousand years ago the Christian church named November 1 All Saints Day (also called All Hallows). This was a special holy day to honor the saints and other people who died for their religion. The night before All Hallows was called Hallows Eve. Later the name was changed to Halloween.
Like the Celts, the Europeans of that time also believed that the spirits of the dead would visit the earth of Hallowen. They worried that evil spirits would cause problems or hurt them. So on that night people wore costumes that looked like ghosts or other evil creatures. They thought if they dressed like that, the spirits would think they were also dead and not harm them.
The tradition of Halloween was carried to America by the immigrating Europeans. Some of the traditions changed a little, though. For example, on Halloween if Europe some people would carry lanterns made from turnips. In America, pumkins were more comon. So people began putting candies inside the and using them as lanterns. That is why you see Jack `o lanterns today.
These days Halloween is not usually considered a religious holiday. It is primarily a fun day for children. Children dress up in costumes like people did a thousand years ago. But instead of worrying about evil spirits, they go from house. They knock on doors and say "trick or treat". They owner of each house gives candy or something special to each trick or treater.
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