Trick or treating is not the only tradition with a historical basis. If you are invited for your Halloween party, consider the inclusion of apple floating in their activities. This is not only a fun activity for children, but is actually an old tradition of Halloween. After Rome was almost everywhere in Europe, the traditional Celtic traditions of Halloween exist with its commitment in power to integrate in October to honor Pomona, the goddess of trees and fruits. If you should send your party invitations, think about , also adorned with apples, because apples are a symbol of Pomona. If it can this is a Scary Halloween tradition, is certainly interesting.
Of course, we do not have a Halloween without a Jack O-Lantern few, right? But did you know that the tradition came actually from two different sources? Particularly interesting is a Celtic legend of Jack, to cheat the devil of a tree, just wanted to climb up there with a cross. The devil should be so foolish as to believe that Jack is cursed to forever bear only a carved turnip for light to change. This is called, as you probably guessed, flashlights, Jack. Halloween should not be a carrot in their calls for a pumpkin?
Not really. When Irish immigrants came to North America, the pumpkin replaced the turnip as they were bigger, richer and easier to cut a creative way. In addition, pumpkins and a popular symbol of the Christmas season event Harvest. The proportion of the turnip lantern Jack’s Smiling Jack O’Lantern pumpkin for the Halloween celebration was actually a mixture of Celtic music and the symbolism of North America.
