Last day October in many countries of the world celebrate a Halloween. People dress up in this day in devils, witches, ghosts and other evil spirits to drive away dark forces, and next morning on the cleared ground to note Day of all Sacred.
For Americans on October, 31st - one of the most popular days in a year: it is celebrated with 73 % of citizens.
In the USA first attributes of an approaching Halloween become appreciable for two months: show-windows dazzle with orange attributes, counters burst with sweets, and houses - usually white and pure - turn to monasteries of dark world, reporting about readiness of 300-million people for one of the most amusing days of year.
Sweets or revenge!
Nearby 5 billion dollars Americans for the last have spent for a Halloween some weeks.
Third of adult population of the USA prefers to dress up for a holiday. In it to year of 6 million person have bought suits of witches and sorcerers, 2 million have got piracy dresses; demand skins of cats, crowns of princesses and canines of vampires also used. The clothes of children are less various - as a rule, them dress up in princesses and the person-spider, in pirates or witches.
With approach of twilight the children knocks on doors of the next houses: " Trik or treat! " - " Treat, or we shall frighten! "
It is the card of a Halloween and to avoid annoying beggars, practical adults in advance expose vases with sweets. Every day Americans spend on Halloween's entertainments 100 million dollars."
For me a Halloween - day of sweets ", - speaks 12-years Bean Grine. His five years' brother Jim of other opinion: " it is pleasant to Me, as the Bean calls at a door, and we escape ".
Cases when in reply to avarice of adults children executed the threat are known and broke about cars of hard-fisted owners crude eggs. Other facts when enraged tiresome beggars house owners poured a poison in sweets are fixed also. So local authorities urgently recommend parents to accompany with children in a celebratory ceremony.
Ghost in a cell
Family Khill from state of Utah always thoroughly prepares for a holiday. " At us two children which adore this day, - Olga Khill tells. - For them we with the husband always think out something especial, joyful and unforgettable ".
In it to year young parents have created a mystical labyrinth which their kids should pass having executed various requirements of spirits - only then they will receive desirable candies.
As scenery for an ornament of the house the family used also traditional small lamps - pupmpkins with candles inside, - and a unusual sphere on which the ghost flies. Children are not afraid of the flying monster: " It sits in a cell ", - speaks the ñªáßÔ¿¡-junior which meets a Halloween already third time in a life."
It is pleasant, - the boy speaks, - when give a candy, мно-about-th! " And for one-and-a-half-year-old "devil" by name Nadya Khill on October, 31st - day of delights. "She goes for brother, all repeats behind him and is pleased, that grow up and can do everything as he ", - speaks the ñªáßÔ¿¡-senior.
On the ending of evening, after game and when children will collect enough candies, all family looks cartoon films and eats sweets.
Light or darkness?
It is a lot of Christians, especially from the Catholic countries of Latin America, count celebrating a Halloween by blasphemy.
Protestant pastor Lenard Lessario long before a holiday has started to read lectures on harm of this day for souls of believers. " To put on a mask feature is unless does not mean to worship to a devil? " - he angrily inquires.
Almost Americans can observe each Halloween, how believing people loudly convince dressed ghosts or devils of perniciousness of their behaviour.
Absolutely others adhere to other opinion. So, the witch and Yadviga is convinced: going on a Halloween - the most effective. " It is possible to achieve everything, that you want if correctly to lead mass ", - speaks witch.
Their clan does not worship to a devil, adds Yadviga, and serves elements of the nature. However as sacrifice they have prepared for the alive black hen whom will kill in the center of the magic circle protecting in from black forces.
"Cards to me have told to make so, - explains witch and adds: - but no orgies at us will exist! "
From time immemorial wishing to learn the future came to oracles, and at Yadviga for two weeks up to a Halloween of a release are not present from clients. For this period the income of a witch only from guessings has made about 5 thousand dollars. Works witch illegally, but to her trust.
" Before orders was on love wonders, and now on money " more, - she speaks.
Magic of a Halloween
Many occultists count, that Halloween exists about 3 thousand years owing to magic. Symbolists, on the contrary, are convinced: an attraction of a holiday - at its age.
Anyhow, but every year celebrating this day becomes more and more. In cities pass carnivals, in places it is less - friendly parties - permanent attribute of all American holidays. Russian immigrants often compare a Halloween to Day of humour celebrated on the postSoviet space, only black.
In Las Vegas this day even more often arrange weddings. Crowns a newly-married couple-extreme great Drakula, rising specially for ceremony from a coffin.
Americans have thought up set of entertainments with a pumpkin. Are most popular among them a throwing on range and competitions for students-physicists on the best invention which will not allow a pumpkin to break up at falling from height.
In many states for needy or invalids the funds collecting sweets, suits and other attributes of a holiday are created. Special the Halloween-mail for the older persons living at houses for aged on October, 31st works: they receive gifts with sweets, and then children come to establishments dressed. Thus there is a joint Halloween-entertainment for the senior and younger generations of Americans.
Many count, that in a Halloween (in other treatment - the Holiday dead) it is possible to communicate to the left ancestors, and arrange spiritualistic sessions. And last years in connection by increase in number of migrants from Mexico in the USA there was a new tradition - to celebrate a Halloween at night. On cemeteries at the Latin American tombs relatives light set of candles so souls living and souls died communicate with each other.
Besides in the houses Mexicans construct family altars with photos deads, decorate with their flowers, display favourite subjects of the dead man, put near to beer and chocolate Catholic candles.
Despite of all disputes on a Halloween, are not present any bases to doubt that children who today elicit sweets, after a while again will appear at doors, but already accompanying with own offsprings.
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