On October 31, 2013, many countries will celebrate a very interesting and mystical holiday called Halloween (which originated from the ancient Celtic holiday of Samhain). Let's find out what signs you need to follow on this day (and night) in order to attract good luck into your life, look into the future, and make your wishes come true!
On the night of October 31 to November 1, the gates to another world open slightly, the line between the world of spirits and our physical world, between the past and the future, between good and evil becomes thinner. Today, pay attention to “random” coincidences, to the signs that you meet around - information flows do not intersect by chance, nothing happens “just like that.” The dreams seen that night are very symbolic: you can see pictures from your future or symbols that can be interpreted according to the dream book.
Halloween is such a mystical time that it was enough to just go to bed and try to remember your dream in the morning. Dreams on the night of November 1 are considered prophetic.
You can, of course, help yourself and your magical powers a little. There is a sign that if you eat a piece of salted herring at night without drinking water, you will dream of your future husband bringing you something to drink.
Halloween rituals usually involve getting rid of unnecessary items. This is a Fire Festival, burning everything that has become obsolete.
The Druids, the priests of the ancient Celts, preferred not to have fun that night, but gathered in groves and lit huge sacred bonfires. The ember from such a fire had to be brought into the house and the hearth lit, then it would receive mystical power that would protect the house from evil. A modern interpretation is a lot of lit candles in the house.
Since Samhain is believed to open the gates to the future, Halloween night is an excellent time for fortune telling. Druids, peering into the bizarre dance of flames, predicted the future, but this technique is also available to mere mortals.
You just need to concentrate, mentally ask a question, and peer into the fire of a fire or candle for several minutes. You may see very vague outlines, but with the help of intuition you can successfully interpret what you see.
Girls all over the world, concerned about the problem of their upcoming marriage, simply must use Halloween to turn to the souls of their ancestors with a request to tell everything about their betrothed. It was for these purposes - communication with deceased ancestors - that the ancient Celts conceived their holiday.
As with any other pagan holiday, fortune telling on Halloween should be done at night. Celtic girls threw pebbles and nuts into the fire and determined their future by the pattern left by the fire on their surface.
Another Halloween tradition introduced by the ancient Romans is telling fortunes with apples. The cut peel is also thrown into the fire. Then, based on the shape that the peel takes, they try to determine the first letter of their betrothed’s name. A girl could see her future husband by sitting in front of a mirror at midnight with an apple in her hand. There is a belief that apples connect people with the gods. If you put an apple under your pillow the night before Halloween and make a wish, and eat the apple in the morning, your wish will come true.
Apples again, the tradition of apple fortune telling was once borrowed from the Romans. If you make a wish and put an apple under your pillow and eat it in the morning, your wish will definitely come true. It’s the same thing if you simply cut an apple – intact seeds indicate that your wish will soon come true.
If you light a candle in front of a mirror and look into it while eating an apple or combing your hair, you will definitely see your betrothed. It’s bad if a candlestick falls at this time; apparently, evil spirits want to fit into fate, you should be careful.
In addition to apples, cabbage can also be useful. Pull out the first head of cabbage you come across in the neighboring garden and take a good look at it at home: the height, shape and other qualities determine the height, appearance and character of the future spouse. The taste of the stalk will tell you about his temperament, and a lump of earth stuck to the root will tell you how much money he will bring into the house. By the way, in the same way in England, young people learned the whole truth about their future wives.
You can throw two chestnuts into the fire. If the fruits burn nearby, then the girl will live in friendship and harmony with her sweetheart, if they roll in different directions, their paths will diverge in different directions.
On Halloween, you can find out the number of future children by dropping egg whites into a bowl of water.
Scottish girls place three buckets of water in their bedroom on Halloween. A future spouse who dreams about the Night of All Saints, if he loves his chosen one deeply, is obliged to swap the buckets. If in a future marriage the main thing is not feelings, but calculation, he will walk around the room and not touch them.
The Irish had a special belief associated with All Saints' Day. They believed that on this day, when you hear footsteps behind you, you should not turn around, because death is walking, and if you meet her gaze, you will die soon after that. In addition, it was believed that whoever crawls under the drooping branches of blackcurrant that night will see the shadow of the girl he is destined to marry. The third belief stated that a player who on this day hides under the shoots of a blackcurrant bush and calls on the Prince of Darkness for help will always have luck in cards.
A girl who washes her shirt and, without telling anyone about it, hangs it on a chair to dry, and tries not to fall asleep at night, will see her future husband coming to pick up the shirt.
To increase the harvest on Halloween, peasants walked around their fields with a lit torch.
A fallen candlestick was considered the worst omen. ">
Some people believe that you should not leave windows and doors open on this day, as it brings bad luck. And all trips must be completed by sunset. If clothes are left on a rope after dark, strange powers will be infused into them, so whoever puts them on will bewitch everything in their path.
This is a suitable night for predictions and all kinds of psychological experiments. Read cards, look into a crystal, cast runes and predict what the next 12 months will be like. If you have a fire, try to burn broom, heather or flax in the flame. Although bread is considered a common food at this time of year, never bake bread on All Hallows' Eve because it will be eaten by ghosts.
Let the fire burn in the fireplace or a candle in the window all night. After sunset on October 31, stand in front of the mirror and make a wish, imagining that it has come true. This will increase the chances that it will come true.
On October 31, many countries will celebrate a very interesting and mystical holiday called Halloween (which originated from the ancient Celtic holiday of Samhain). Let's find out what signs you need to follow on this day (and night) in order to attract good luck into your life, look into the future, and make your wishes come true!
On the night of October 31 to November 1, the gates to another world open slightly, the line between the world of spirits and our physical world, between the past and the future, between good and evil becomes thinner. Today, pay attention to “random” coincidences, to the signs that you meet around - information flows do not intersect by chance, nothing happens “just like that.” The dreams seen that night are very symbolic: you can see pictures from your future or symbols that can be interpreted according to the dream book.
Halloween is such a mystical time that it was enough to just go to bed and try to remember your dream in the morning. Dreams on the night of November 1 are considered prophetic.
You can, of course, help yourself and your magical powers a little. There is a sign that if you eat a piece of salted herring at night without drinking water, you will dream of your future husband bringing you something to drink.
Halloween rituals usually involve getting rid of unnecessary items. This is a Fire Festival, burning everything that has become obsolete.
The Druids, the priests of the ancient Celts, preferred not to have fun that night, but gathered in groves and lit huge sacred bonfires. The ember from such a fire had to be brought into the house and the hearth lit, then it would receive mystical power that would protect the house from evil. A modern interpretation is a lot of lit candles in the house.
Since Samhain is believed to open the gates to the future, Halloween night is an excellent time for fortune telling. Druids, peering into the bizarre dance of flames, predicted the future, but this technique is also available to mere mortals.
You just need to concentrate, mentally ask a question, and peer into the fire of a fire or candle for several minutes. You may see very vague outlines, but with the help of intuition you can successfully interpret what you see.
Girls all over the world, concerned about the problem of their upcoming marriage, simply must use Halloween to turn to the souls of their ancestors with a request to tell everything about their betrothed. It was for these purposes - communication with deceased ancestors - that the ancient Celts conceived their holiday.
As with any other pagan holiday, fortune telling on Halloween should be done at night. Celtic girls threw pebbles and nuts into the fire and determined their future by the pattern left by the fire on their surface.
Another Halloween tradition introduced by the ancient Romans is telling fortunes with apples.. The cut peel is also thrown into the fire. Then, based on the shape that the peel takes, they try to determine the first letter of their betrothed’s name. A girl could see her future husband by sitting in front of a mirror at midnight with an apple in her hand. There is a belief that apples connect people with the gods. If you put an apple under your pillow the night before Halloween and make a wish, and eat the apple in the morning, your wish will come true.
Apples again, the tradition of apple fortune telling was once borrowed from the Romans. If you make a wish and put an apple under your pillow and eat it in the morning, your wish will definitely come true. It’s the same thing if you simply cut an apple – intact seeds indicate that your wish will soon come true.
If you light a candle in front of a mirror and look into it while eating an apple or combing your hair, you will definitely see your betrothed. It’s bad if a candlestick falls at this time; apparently, evil spirits want to fit into fate, you should be careful.
In addition to apples, cabbage can also be useful. Pull out the first head of cabbage you come across in the neighboring garden and take a good look at it at home: the height, shape and other qualities determine the height, appearance and character of the future spouse. The taste of the stalk will tell you about his temperament, and a lump of earth stuck to the root will tell you how much money he will bring into the house. By the way, in the same way in England, young people learned the whole truth about their future wives.
You can throw two chestnuts into the fire. If the fruits burn side by side, then the girl will live in friendship and harmony with her sweetheart; if they roll in different directions, their paths will diverge in different directions.
On Halloween, you can find out the number of future children by dropping egg whites into a bowl of water.
Scottish girls place three buckets of water in their bedroom on Halloween. A future spouse who dreams about the Night of All Saints, if he loves his chosen one deeply, is obliged to swap the buckets. If in a future marriage the main thing is not feelings, but calculation, he will walk around the room and not touch them.
The Irish had a special belief associated with All Saints' Day. They believed that on this day, when you hear footsteps behind you, you should not turn around, because death is walking, and if you meet her gaze, you will die soon after that. In addition, it was believed that whoever crawls under the drooping branches of blackcurrant that night will see the shadow of the girl he is destined to marry. The third belief stated that a player who on this day hides under the shoots of a blackcurrant bush and calls on the Prince of Darkness for help will always have luck in cards.
A girl who washes her shirt and, without telling anyone about it, hangs it on a chair to dry, and tries not to fall asleep at night, will see her future husband coming to pick up the shirt.
To increase the harvest on Halloween, peasants walked around their fields with a lit torch.
A fallen candlestick was considered the worst omen. “Evil spirits want to put out the fire in the house,” the Celts believed.
Some people believe that you should not leave windows and doors open on this day, as it brings bad luck. And all trips must be completed by sunset. If clothes are left on a rope after dark, strange powers will be infused into them, so whoever puts them on will bewitch everything in their path.
This is a suitable night for predictions and all kinds of psychological experiments. Read cards, look into a crystal, cast runes and predict what the next 12 months will be like. If you have a fire, try to burn broom, heather or flax in the flame. Although bread is considered a common food at this time of year, never bake bread on All Hallows' Eve because it will be eaten by ghosts.
Let the fire burn in the fireplace or a candle in the window all night. After sunset on October 31, stand in front of the mirror and make a wish, imagining that it has come true. This will increase the chances that it will come true.
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History of Halloween
The history of Halloween goes back to the Celtic times, to the holiday of Samhain. It was customary among the ancient people, when the apple and pumpkin harvest ended (this happened on October 31), to light lanterns and candles to show the spirits the way from the other world to the world of the living. So people tried to establish good relations with the spirits of darkness, cold and gloom, with whom they would have to coexist until the onset of warmth. To do this, everyone dressed up in frightening costumes made from animal skins so that the spirits would take them for their own, had fun around a large fire built on oak branches, told scary stories and sacrificed animals.
With the advent of Christianity, the Pope replaced this holiday with All Saints' Day, celebrated on November 1, and All Souls' Day, celebrated the next day, November 2. However, it was not possible to get rid of pagan customs - although people stopped slaughtering animals, they did not give up having fun, hanging lanterns in and around the house, and wearing scary outfits. On Halloween, costumers go from house to house with the demand “Give me a treat, otherwise you will regret it!”, to which the owners give sweets to those asking with a smile.
Rituals, rituals, traditions on Halloween on the night of October 31 to November 1
Traditionally, on Halloween, everyone dresses up in masquerade costumes, visits attractions, plays different games, begs for sweets, prepares a festive dinner and holds parties in a certain setting.
Black fabric It is considered mourning, which is why they wrap it around the chairs standing at the festive table so that the spirits can see that they are being honored. Satisfied, they will not play pranks, which means that no plate will break in the house, no fire will occur, no flood will happen.
Holy water- the main protective drink - you need to drink a little of it before the festive dinner and sprinkle all your masquerade clothes, then not a single evil spirit can harm.
Pumpkin- a symbol of the end of the harvest, and a candle lit and placed inside a vegetable is protection from an evil spirit that fears fire.
There is a legend that once upon a time an Irish farmer named Jack, who loved gambling and beat the Devil himself twice, greatly offended him. Lucifer swore that he would never take the farmer's soul, and since Jack was a great sinner, he could not go to heaven. Therefore, he forever wanders the earth, illuminating his path with a smoldering fire located in a pumpkin, which protects him from wind and rain. Since then, this orange fruit, cleaned of its entrails and placed in it with a candle, has been called “Jack’s head.” They are placed in the windows of a house on Halloween so that the evil spirits will think that there is already someone “of their own” in it and will not try to enter it.
Trick-o-treat. This phrase is said by children when they ask for sweets, and it is translated as “Trouble or treat” (with a meaning like the expression in Russian “Trick or treat”)! Dressed up teenagers go from house to house in the evening, begging for candy, cookies, and money. It is better not to refuse them, since children who do not receive a treat can do harm - they will stain the door with dirt, write something unpleasant, or flood the threshold with paint.
Halloween ritual to attract prosperity and success In order for peace, tranquility, prosperity and success to always reign in the house, you need to conduct such a ritual on Halloween. For it you need to prepare water, a landscape sheet, a string, a candle purchased specifically for this purpose, a clay container and a small fan. During the ritual, all elements will meet, since the fan and clay vessel symbolize air and earth, but water and fire are also important. Burn the paper, place the ashes in a clay container filled a quarter with water. Wave your fan over the water. Melt the candle and insert a string into the wax. Wait until it hardens and lower it to the bottom of the container so that it covers the ashes, pour water on top to the edges of the container. Place it on the window. At dawn, take out the wax and hide it in a secret place. In a year it will be possible to get it. Pour out the water.
Halloween ritual of exorcism To confuse the evil spirits, you need to wear all your clothes inside out on Halloween, leave the house with your back turned, holding a bell in your hands, which you can ring with all your might. Then light a large fire in the yard and walk around it three times counterclockwise, holding hands with the whole family. Leave the fire to burn out and go to the central square, where the fire is also lit. Walk around it counterclockwise three times with everyone present. At dawn, take a coal from the fire in the yard and hide it until next year.
Signs for Halloween on the night of October 31 to November 1
✦ If the walnut branch hung over the entrance of the house on the evening of October 31, Halloween, disappears in the morning, it means that there are evil spirits in the house.
✦ Meeting a black cat on October 31 is unlucky. For this reason, even the house cat is turned away on Halloween.
✦ To scare away evil spirits, lighted candles are placed in the room on Halloween. If somewhere it goes out, then this is a sign that evil spirits are nearby.
✦ On October 31, Halloween, a large flock of bats flies over the house - next year will be fruitful.
✦ Seeing a spider in the house on Halloween means danger or family trouble.
Fortune telling on Halloween on the night of October 31 to November 1
Fortune telling on Halloween for your betrothed. On the night of October 31, you need to wash your nightgown and hang it over the back of a chair. Go to bed and watch as your future spouse comes to pick up the shirt. It's important not to fall asleep. If, nevertheless, the moment was missed, or it never came, then marriage is not expected this year.
Fortune telling on Halloween using a wish. You need to peel the pumpkin and remove the seeds from it. Hold one in one hand and two in the other. Then make a wish and ask someone to point to any fist. If the answer to the one with one seed is negative, two – positive.
There is a second way to tell your wish using pumpkin seeds. You need to cut the fruit in half and see where there are more seeds. If it’s in the right half, the wish will come true, if it’s in the left half, it won’t.
Fortune telling on Halloween for the future. You need to mix the roasted pumpkin seeds with the raw ones in a bowl, then add the sunflower seeds (roasted and raw). Close your eyes and take some out of the bowl, count the number of all types of seeds.
More raw whites - pleasant changes are expected. More fried whites - a romantic date. More black raw ones - trouble. More black fried - gossip, empty talk.
If there are equal numbers of black seeds, there will be a quarrel, a scandal. If there are equal numbers of white seeds, it means good luck, the highest achievement of the goal. If there are equal numbers of blacks and whites - a calm course of life.
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Our ancestors called the night from October 31 to November 1 Velesov night. It is at this time that Belobog finally transfers Kolo Goda to Chernobog, and the Navi Gates are wide open to Reality until the first roosters (or until dawn). The next day (November 1) is sometimes called Marina's day.
Veles' night is a night of great power, when the boundaries between worlds become thinner, when the spirits of our ancestors and those who will live after us appear as an integral whole, together with the dying and renewed world, with the elements and their power.
First of all, this is a family holiday. It was believed that on Veles' night the spirits of ancestors returned to their descendants to teach them lessons and bless the entire family.
According to popular beliefs, on this night the souls of ancestors visit their descendants living in Yavi for the last time a year, after which they fly to Bright Iriy until next spring.
Veles' night is a magical night of testing and initiation. On this night, it is easiest to descend into the dungeons of your subconscious and gain Power if you can overcome your fear. This is a time for cleansing, reflection, understanding and, possibly, moving to a new level. The power of the clan was considered one of the most powerful forces. They asked their ancestors for protection and patronage, advice and predictions of the future, and drew resources for accomplishments and creations from the power of the family.
The days of remembrance of ancestors were sacredly revered among the Slavs. Before the festival, they cleaned the house, washed in the bathhouse, where they left a bucket of clean water and a new broom for the souls of their ancestors.
A ritual meal was obligatory on this holiday - both for the living and for the deceased. The living commemorated their ancestors at laid tables, and the deceased were served with food, thus honoring them.
Ritual food of the Veles Night - porridge, pies, pancakes, loaves of bread, apples, vegetables.
During the meal, they remembered all the deceased relatives, talked about them and with them, asking for protection and advice. Before sitting down to the table, the owner of the house addressed the ancestors, inviting them to come and treat themselves.
The ceremonial memorial dinner lasted quite a long time, everyone remembered the best in their deceased relatives, those actions that more than one generation of this family can be proud of. During the festive dinner, it was allowed to talk only about the ancestors - their lives, individual cases and character traits; their words and instructions, wise advice and good deeds were remembered. This conversation began with a story about the oldest and most famous ancestor, and ended with memories of those who died quite recently.
A small portion of the food was put aside on a special plate and placed on a slightly open window - for the ancestors. They also placed a lighted candle there so that the spirits of the ancestors could find their way more easily. Fire is generally one of the sacred elements of this night, since it is intended not only for remembrance, but also for cleansing.
Before the onset of darkness, a Fire was lit, jumping through it, as well as walking barefoot on hot coals was a rite of purification and liberation from evil forces. That is why the celebration of Veles Night was of particular importance for the Slavs.
At the end of the celebration, the owner saw off the Grandfathers with the words: “Farewell Grandfathers, go, take your (trouble, illness, etc.) with you, wait for us for a long time...”.
Veles night, as one of the most powerful sacred nights of the year, is good for many magical actions. You can tell fortunes, carry out a ritual of cleansing yourself and your home.
For the Celts, the Night of the Spirits - the time of death of the solar God - is the beginning of the year. In ancient times, it was the holiday of Samhain, which was later transformed in the Western tradition into Halloween. Samhain and Halloween, completely different canonically, were mixed in the minds of people: the people, who received a new church holiday - All Saints' Day, at a deep level clung to the beliefs that had ruled people's lives for centuries. All Saints' Day is a great Christian holiday that has been known since the end of the 4th century. In the Orthodox tradition, it is mobile and is celebrated on the first Sunday after Pentecost, that is, the Day of the Holy Trinity, which usually falls at the end of May - beginning of June. And in the Catholic and Lutheran traditions, the holiday is stationary: after wandering around the calendar for some time, in the 9th century All Saints' Day was set for November 1. The meaning of Halloween is in its very name. The English word comes from the Anglo-Saxon, which literally means "Holy Evening". That is, the eve of All Saints' Day.
Appease the “dark” residents
The name Halloween comes from the word Helavinn, Helavind (Hela is the Scandinavian goddess of death, her name translates as “abyss”, “hell”, and vind means “window”, “outlet”). The holiday dates back to Celtic customs and originally symbolized the arrival of winter and dark forces, the death of nature. The Celts divided the year into winter and summer, and therefore each part of the year had its own patron god. According to Celtic mythology, in winter, the sun was captured by the god Sowin - the lord of the dead and the prince of darkness. This god was also associated with the Germanic Hel, which also symbolized death and darkness.
Halloween night was precisely the period when time passed from summer to winter, from life to death. It was believed that on this night the doors of the dark world opened, and its inhabitants entered the earth. The Celts, in order to appease the “dark” inhabitants, lit fires and made sacrifices, and performed special protective rituals. With the arrival of the Romans to the Scandinavian lands, this holiday did not die, since on this night, according to Roman tradition, the Day of the Dead was celebrated.
This holiday was finally established on the night of October 31 to November 1 with the support of the Catholic Church in the 8-9 centuries. The tradition of wearing costumes appeared already in the Christian period. This can be explained by the fact that people, wanting to protect themselves from evil spirits, dressed up as all kinds of evil spirits, so as not to suffer from them when they met. Another main attribute is the Jack-O-Lantern in the form of a head carved from a pumpkin with a lit candle inside. This tradition originated from an Irish legend about how the old farmer Jack, a lover of gambling and strong drinks, twice deceived the devil by not giving his soul into his care. And after death, the farmer did not go to Heaven or Hell, because the devil was afraid of Jack’s cunning. The farmer was doomed to wander the world with a pumpkin head and a coal inside.
Now Halloween is a fun holiday, the symbols of which (pumpkins, treats, costumes) are not functional in nature, but are only a tribute to traditions. Adults prepare traditional apple treats, lay out candy, and children dress up in scary costumes and beg for treats on Halloween.
In our country, the holiday is becoming increasingly widespread over time, mainly thanks to foreign films and TV series, stores with Halloween goods appear, and clubs organize themed parties on the festive night.
Halloween decorations
The most important thing for Halloween is to create a festive atmosphere; for this, everything that is somehow related to the Halloween theme will be used.
"Charlotte's Web"
Twist the wire into a circle, wrap it with white threads like a web, glue the spider and hang it all from the ceiling.
"Jack Lantern"
Traditionally, a Jack-o-lantern is made from a pumpkin, but you can make one from tangerines or oranges. Cut a hole in the base of the tangerine and remove the pulp of the fruit through it. Cut eyes, nose and mouth into the peel. Insert a small flashlight inside. Place the finished lanterns throughout the room.
"Ghost Candlesticks"
To make such a candlestick you will need a glass vase or glass, as well as paper of two colors - yellow and orange. Using a stencil, cut out a scary or funny face from the orange one. Then we wrap the vessel first with yellow paper and then with orange.
Pumpkin Witch
On his head is a cone-shaped hat made of black cardboard, and on his eyes is a masquerade mask. Didn't you recognize her? Meet the lady witch in person!
Tarantula spider
If you cover a pumpkin with black acrylic paint, attach furry legs made of wire wrapped in woolen threads, draw eyes and a white cross on the back, you will get a terribly cheerful spider.
Halloween Treats
Buy gummy worms, put them in large bowls and place them around the room. You can also make “wormy apples” - just buy large apples, carefully cut a hole with a knife, and put a jelly worm in it.
A good idea for a Halloween treat would be regular dishes, just decorated in an original Halloween style. So, you can bake cookies and use icing to make decorations in the form of ghosts and various evil spirits. If you plan to feed your guests more thoroughly, dishes prepared or served in a pumpkin will look original.
Halloween outfit
Now you can buy a Halloween costume in almost any store. It's up to you to decide who you want to be - a witch, a vampire, or maybe a nurse.
The image of a vampire can rightfully be considered a Halloween classic. And even if you are not alone at a party wearing such a costume, no one will dare to blame you for being unoriginal! The image of a vampire assumes very pale skin, and therefore do not skimp on light powder, talcum powder or theatrical makeup. A vampire must certainly be pale!
If you want to dress up as a witch for Halloween, there are plenty of costume options! The skirt can be either short or long; both fluffy and tight with a seductive neckline. The jacket can also be anything. You can also wear a long or cocktail dress. The main thing is that the color is monochromatic (black, blue, red) and rich.
Makeup and hairstyle - at your discretion! In this image there is no need for protruding hair and frogs, everything should seduce and beckon. A tall broom, a cap hat and a bright manicure will complement the look, it’s cool – if it’s in Halloween style.
Party: ideas and scenarios
There are many Halloween party ideas, here are a few of them.
Noisy party
Probably the easiest way to throw a crazy party with lots of sweets, loud music and funny pranks. Organize a “Broom Dance” competition to the music of your favorite horror films, but don’t forget that by law you can only make noise until 11 p.m.
Get-togethers with friends
Turn off the lights everywhere (the same tangerine lanterns are suitable for lighting), arrange treats, prepare your favorite horror movie and invite your friends. Are you afraid of horror films? Imagine how scary it is to watch them in such an atmosphere! You can arrange fortune telling.
"Word or Deed"
Remember the game from The Addams Family? Participants sit in a circle and spin the bottle. The one who twisted asks the one to whom the neck points: “Word or deed?” If a participant chooses the “word”, then he must honestly answer any, even the most intimate question; if “business”, then he must complete the task invented for him by other participants.
Quest
This is perhaps the most interesting and scary way to spend a holiday. The main requirements for it: a large number of people (20-30) and a relatively large room. The players (most of the people) must divide into several teams. Those who will conduct the quest (5-7 people) must write a script in advance, assign roles, come up with words, and prepare costumes.
The scenario is reminiscent of a horror film: a mad doctor, the ghost of an old countess, a vampire who is afraid of the light... Each of them has their own story, which they repeat over and over again. And how all these stories are woven into one is something that the participants must find out, but this is not so easy, because the hero does not tell his story to the end until he receives a certain item. (For example, the Countess does not tell the story until she receives the ring, which is kept by the doctor, who is waiting for the medicine stolen by the vampire to be brought to him). Once the teams understand who the story begins with and distribute all the items, the mystery will be solved for them.
Halloween fortune telling
Scottish girls, wanting to see their groom, wet their sheets with water on the night of November 1st and then hung them in front of a fire or fireplace. At midnight, the silhouette of the future husband was supposed to appear on the surface of the sheet.
Another popular British fortune telling instructs a girl who wants to see her fiancé to go down the stairs to the cellar on the night of November 1 and look not at her feet, but in the mirror. Whoever appears in it will be her husband.
Take a tangerine and start peeling it. They say that by the shape of the peel you can guess the first letter of the betrothed's name.
Halloween Conspiracies
In the magical tradition, on this day it is customary to perform magical rituals and actions, as well as make sacrifices to their gods. Also on this day it is customary to perform cleaning and magical cleansing of your homes. Moreover, this tradition has a purely Slavic meaning, because for us this day was the last day of wakefulness of the goblin and lesavki (little spirits rustling leaves in the forests). Therefore, here are several magical rituals used on this particular day.
Halloween house cleaning ritual
Bring a twig of larch, fir, juniper or any other coniferous tree from the forest. Burn it and walk through the entire apartment with smoking coals, looking into all corners.
Most negative energy accumulates in dirty mirrors. Therefore, do not forget to wipe them as often as possible and never look in a dusty mirror. In addition, you can drop two drops of juniper oil into a ceramic vessel, pour boiling water into it and place it in front of the mirror.
Home protection ritual
Use the following option to cleanse the space at home. Buy a green candle in the store in advance. Light it as soon as the last ray of sunset goes out, and walk around the apartment with it 7 times - according to the number of days in the week. At the same time, say these words:
“Golden flame from a green candle, Cleanse my house from everything bad - from the evil eye, from the bad word, from the bad thought!”
Your lips should feel the warmth of the flame as you read. When you finish cleaning, walk around the apartment four more times saying:
“Golden flame from a green candle, Call love, harmony and harmony into my home! Summon health and longevity! Call on prosperity and hard work! Let it be so! Thank you for your generosity and kindness!”
Pour water into the bowl. Wet your hand in it. Extinguish the candle with this hand. Wash your face from the same bowl and throw out the water - preferably from the window.
Spell the house for good luck
On Thursday - the same week as Halloween or the following week, try spelling your home for good luck. To do this, fill a basin with water, take a handful of salt in your left hand, pour it slowly into the basin and say the following words:
“I’ll sprinkle Thursday salt on the devil’s horns, the horns will fall off, everything and the troubles will go away. Let it be so. Century by century from now to century. My word is strong. Amen. Amen. Amen".
Ritual for a good mood in the house
On a sunny early morning in autumn, you can bring good mood and health into your home for a long winter. To do this, pour milk into a bowl. Place it on a large round mirror. As a last resort, in front of a mirror. As soon as the dawn begins to appear, dip the fingers of your right hand into the bowl and say:
“The scarlet dawn has awakened! The whole world was painted with joy, warmth and light. May my house be filled with warmth all winter, my soul with joy, my life with light, my body with health. And may good luck in business and grace never leave me, God’s servant (name). In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Now and forever and forever and ever. Amen".
According to the Scandinavian theory of the origin of this holiday, the name Halloween comes from the word Helavinn or Helavind (Hela is the Scandinavian goddess of death, her name translates as “abyss”, “hell”) (vind - literally means “window”, “outlet”).
Halloween is a traditional Celtic holiday and originally it symbolized the arrival of winter and dark forces, the death of nature. The Celts divided the year into winter and summer, and therefore each part of the year had its own patron god. According to Celtic mythology, in winter, the sun was captured by the god Souin - the lord of the dead and the prince of darkness. This god was also associated with the Germanic Hel, which also symbolized death and darkness.
Halloween night was precisely the period when time passed from summer to winter, from life to death. According to tradition, on this night the doors of the dark world opened, and the inhabitants of the “dark world” penetrated the earth. Our ancestors, in order to appease the inhabitants of this world, lit fires and made sacrifices, and performed special protective rituals. With the arrival of the Romans to the Scandinavian lands, this holiday did not die, since on this night, according to Roman tradition, the Day of the Dead was celebrated.
This holiday finally took hold on the night of October 31st. on 1.11. support of the Catholic Church in the 8th -9th centuries, when Pope Gregory III, and finally Gregory IV, moved All Saints' Day from May 13 to November 1.
The tradition of wearing costumes appeared already in the Christian period. This can be explained by the fact that people, wanting to protect themselves from evil spirits, dressed up as evil spirits and all kinds of evil spirits, so as not to suffer from them when they met. Another main attribute is the “Jack-o’-Lantern” in the form of a head carved from a pumpkin with a lit candle inside. This tradition originated on the basis of an Irish legend about how the old farmer Jack, a lover of gambling and strong drinks, deceived the devil twice by not giving his soul to his guardianship, and when the Apocalypse came, he did not go to Heaven or Hell. how the Devil was afraid of his cunning. He was doomed to wander the world with a pumpkin head and a coal inside.
For magicians of the Asatrua tradition, this day has always been the day of witches and seitkone. This day was patronized by the goddess Freya and in honor of her, women wore mittens made of cat fur on this day. Wiccans celebrate Samhain on this day. In fact, in our time, this holiday is celebrated in two directions: a secular holiday, celebrated as an ordinary celebration, and a holiday, celebrated as the professional day of magicians.
Fortune telling for Halloween
A holiday like Halloween cannot exist without fortune telling. Scottish girls, wanting to see their groom, wet their sheets with water on the night of November 1st and then hung them in front of a fire or fireplace. At midnight, the silhouette of the future husband was supposed to appear on the surface of the sheet. Another popular British fortune telling instructs a girl who wants to see her groom to go down the stairs to the cellar on the night of Samhain and look not at her feet, but in the mirror. Whoever appears in it will be her husband.;
In the magical tradition, on this day it is customary to perform magical rituals and actions, as well as make sacrifices to their gods. Also on this day it is customary to perform cleaning and magical cleansing of your homes. Moreover, this tradition has a purely Slavic meaning, because for us this day was the last day of wakefulness of the goblin and lesavki (little spirits rustling leaves in the forests). Therefore, here are several magical rituals used on this particular day.
Halloween house cleaning ritual
Bring a twig of larch, fir, juniper or any other coniferous tree from the forest. Burn it and walk through the entire apartment with smoking coals, looking into all corners. Most negative energy accumulates in dirty mirrors. Therefore, do not forget to wipe them as often as possible and never look in a dusty mirror. In addition, you can drop two drops of juniper oil into a ceramic vessel, pour boiling water into it and place it in front of the mirror.
Home protection ritual
Use the following option to cleanse the space at home. Buy a green candle in the store in advance. Light it as soon as the last ray of sunset goes out, and walk around the apartment with it 7 times - according to the number of days in the week. At the same time, say these words:
“Golden flame from a green candle, Cleanse my house from everything bad - from the evil eye, from the bad word, from the bad thought!”
Your lips should feel the warmth of the flame as you read. When you finish cleaning, walk around the apartment four more times saying:
“Golden flame from a green candle, Call love, harmony and harmony into my home! Summon health and longevity! Call on prosperity and hard work! Let it be so! Thank you for your generosity and kindness!”
Pour water into the bowl. Wet your hand in it. Extinguish the candle with this hand. Wash your face from the same bowl and throw out the water - preferably out of the window.
Spell the house for good luck
On Thursday - the same week as Halloween or the following week, try spelling your home for good luck. To do this, fill the basin with water, take a handful of salt in your left hand, pour it slowly into the basin and say the following words:
“I’ll sprinkle Thursday salt on the devil’s horns, the horns will fall off, everything and the troubles will go away. Let it be so. Century by century from now to century. My word is strong. Amen. Amen. Amen".
Ritual for a good mood in the house
On a sunny early morning in autumn, you can bring good mood and health into your home for a long winter. To do this, pour milk into a bowl. Place it on a large round mirror. As a last resort, in front of a mirror. As soon as the dawn begins to appear, dip the fingers of your right hand into the bowl and say:
“The scarlet dawn has awakened! The whole month was colored with joy, warmth and light. May my house be filled with warmth all winter, my soul with joy, my life with light, my body with health. And may good luck in business and grace never leave me, God’s servant (name). In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Now and forever and forever and ever. Amen".
Nowadays everyone knows that Halloween is celebrated on the last day of October. But not every person can explain what it means, what it is connected with, and what it is supposed to do. At best, they will talk about the pumpkin that is “advertised” in connection with this date. Nevertheless, Halloween rituals are a serious matter, filled with deep meaning. On this day you can not only play pranks, but also solve many problems that have accumulated over the years, if you understand how. Let's figure it out.
Origins and essence of the holiday
This tradition has Celtic roots. They also came up with many Halloween rituals. Many centuries ago, these ancient people believed that at the end of October one year ends and a new one begins. At this moment, all kinds of spirits come to earth, most of which were hostile to people. By the way, this is where the Halloween horror stories come from. This is a kind of reminder to those living today that there are many threats around, including from the afterlife. The holiday is pagan. But, in fact, it was so popular that after accepting Christianity it was difficult to get rid of it. It is not so easy for people to give up their traditions. The Roman clergy had to move the Christian holiday to the first of November (from the thirteenth of May) in order to “legitimize” public festivities. In such a simple move, Christianity approached the people who sacredly honored their centuries-old traditions.
Ancient traditions and horror stories
In the imagination of the ancient Celts, on the night of November 1st, all sorts of unknown monsters - people from another world - roamed the earth. Their character and disposition were unkind. People shouldn't have met them. But a way out can be found in any situation.
In order not to be harmed by witches and ghouls, it was necessary to “disguise”. To do this, they dressed themselves in skins. It was believed that evil spirits would accept the mummer as one of their own and would not touch him. This is where the Halloween horror stories come from. On this evening, in order to scare people, it is customary to dress up as a devil or other evil spirits and wander the streets. Of course, it is better not to threaten an unprepared public. You never know who you'll run into. But in the company of like-minded people you can have fun. Halloween Day is useful precisely because it allows us to work together to free ourselves from “phobias,” which is quite important for children
Protection from evil spirits
Since the world (in the ancient view) was filled with dark entities, it was necessary to fence off your homes from them. Nowadays people do not particularly believe that the devil will come to them. Nevertheless, the amulets do not lose their popularity. On Halloween, fire is considered the best defense.
This tradition is filled with deep meaning. The fact is that fire symbolized life among our ancestors, and darkness symbolized death. They burned huge fires near their settlements to ward off evil. Nowadays it is customary to light candles in windows to prevent witches or other entities from entering through them. With funny lights, you see, it’s not so scary. Halloween is a time when it is advisable not only to play pranks, but also to reflect on the essence of life. And it is passed on to us through legends and traditions. For example, do you know why masks are usually made from pumpkin? And this is not just a tradition. This is a symbol of the ancient Celts' understanding of life.
Pumpkin for Halloween
Several legends about this symbol have reached us. On the one hand, it is believed that this is a tribute to King Bran, who sacrificed himself for the well-being of the people. Therefore, Halloween rituals are associated with pumpkins. It looks like a skull. That is, in itself (with cut out faces) symbolizes death. But the candle placed in it is life. It turns out that people are saying in this way that the ancient king will not die in their hearts. But there is another legend. They say that Jack had such a lamp, who managed to deceive the devil himself. As a result, he did not go to hell. But he was not accepted in heaven either. Here poor Jack wanders the earth with his lamp and can teach everyone his cunning. The pumpkin, it turns out, symbolizes a successful fight against the devil. In principle, we can agree with both legends. Either way, pumpkin has a very uplifting meaning. This is a wonderful amulet. And it’s very interesting to do it.
More about pumpkin
Not everyone will make special preparations for this holiday. But there are people who want to arrange everything according to the rules. If you're wondering what to do for Halloween, start with pumpkins. This amulet should be in any home. Buy it, carefully cut off the top. Scoop out the seeds and the rest of the “guts” to create a hollow fruit. Draw faces on it on four sides. Then cut out the eye sockets, mouths and so on. It all depends on skill and imagination. And when it gets dark, place a lit candle inside. Now you can be sure that dark forces will bypass your home. If you still want to know what to do for Halloween, then remember the holiday “status” of this day.
Yes, you need to invite guests and have fun! Dark forces do not like good moods; they run away from laughing people to those who are sad and sulky.
What is served at the holiday table?
Halloween rituals are not just about amulets and bonfires. The Celts paid a lot of attention to treats. So, it was necessary to serve a pie at the table. It was prepared using pumpkin and apples. Drinks had to be dark. In general, this autumn holiday was celebrated richly. After the summer labors, when the “bins” were bursting with harvest, no one was allowed to be greedy. It was necessary to drag everything onto the table. Pies, meat, milk and so on. We also made sure to use nuts. Nowadays it is customary to prepare special cookies with them or other sweet dishes. During the merry feast, people forgot about fear, and this is how they spent Halloween. they also allowed, even suggested, fortune-telling and other magical “procedures” to be carried out on this day.
How to look into the future
The girls tried with fear and hope to find out what their married life would be like. For example, it was customary to wash (by hand) your clothes in the evening. They wrung it out thoroughly and hung it in the yard. And when they went to bed, they invited the betrothed to come and lift up his shirt. Then the main thing was to remember the dream. It was believed to contain important information about the future. One dreamed about the guy himself. To others - his features, financial situation and more. Sometimes it was possible to see where the girl should live (in which village or house). Nowadays, you can also perform such a ritual. Keep in mind that if you see fire or rain in your dream, then marry a reveler. Don't expect loyalty from this. But jewelry or clean water is a wonderful sign. You will be happy and loved. It's also good to see the window. Know that fate will soon turn in the most wonderful direction.
Fortune telling by wish
There is also a very simple, but quite reliable way to find out whether your plans will come true. For this you need a sharp knife and a beautiful apple. It is important that it grows in your area. Otherwise nothing will work. Don't expect the truth from overseas fruits. You need to make a wish when it gets dark. Please note that this evening you are addressing otherworldly entities. You need to ask them. Now cut the fruit into two equal halves. Consider what happened.
It is believed that if you manage not to touch a single grain, then your plan will soon come true. One is damaged - there will be delays. And if a few grains fall under the knife, then give up hope. Nothing will work out for you. This is the kind of conversation you can have with spirits on Halloween.
Funny ritual
It was a tradition to tell fortunes about the bride for young men. It was believed that in order for a girl to have healthy offspring, she must be “in the body.” And in our opinion - thick. The young man was instructed to go into a dark barn and, without looking closely, get a head of cabbage. They took it by the stalk, and then looked at it all together. The larger the head of cabbage, the happier the fortuneteller’s soul became. You know, the bride will be fat, healthy, fertile! Now they don't think so. Although it is interesting to hold such a “competition” in the company of unmarried young men. How will they react to the prospect of having the fattest wife? But seriously, on this night it is advisable to remember your dreams, pay attention to the Unmanifested World, which itself may try to convey important information to you. It is necessary not to hide from it, but to try to understand. After all, whether you believe or not that the boundaries between worlds are being erased does not matter. Our ancestors were sure of this, and information, as we know, does not perish along with the “carriers”. She lives her energetic life, manifesting herself in incredible events and turns in our lives. This means that it makes sense to listen and understand what exactly they will tell you this time. You can receive such a message even against your own will.
