Tuesday, November 2, 2010 | 5:59 PM
I got a little ticked-off by how the society especially the part of the world I’m living in, illustrated themselves during the Halloween week.
Growing up part Filipino (my catholic half) we string along the traditions of what Halloween is really about.
Originally, Halloween is a festival of Samhain is a celebration of the end of the harvest season in Gaelic culture. Samhain was a time used by the ancient pagans to take stock of supplies and prepare for winter. The ancient Gaels believed that on October 31, the boundaries between the worlds of the living and the dead overlapped and the deceased would come back to life and cause havoc such as sickness or damaged crops. Masks and costumes were worn in an attempt to mimic the evil spirits or appease them.I’m all up for getting dressed in a costume and “trick-or-treating” but here and so is the whole world, just got influence by American culture of dressing in a slutty outfit (animal ears + lingerie does not count as a costume honey) partying till drunk.
Halloween is actually the eve of All Saints Day (All Hallows), which the Catholics celebrate (All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day) in the essential belief that there is a prayerful spiritual union between those in the state of grace who have died and are either being cleanse in purgatory or are in heaven. The days were we go to visit our decease love-ones, repaint their grave and just be there to pay our respects.
So it was a little stupid to see people celebrating the “eve of an eve” It’s the point in time the world stops using ignorance as an excuse anymore. Times are changing. We should be more conversant on our information.
Labels: Holidays