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Halloween, or Halloween, is a popular celebration of the cult of the dead celebrated annually on October 31.
The term originates from the English expression “All Hallow’s Eve” (Eve of All Saints), as it is celebrated the day before the holiday of November 1st.
The Halloween celebration culture is very strong in Anglo-Saxon-speaking countries, especially in the United States. Over time, the holiday gained popularity and is now celebrated, albeit on a smaller scale, in much of the world.
The Halloween tradition was taken by the Irish to the United States, where the date is considered a holiday.
Most Halloween traditions are believed to have originated in the ancient Celtic festivals called Samhaim, which marked New Year's Eve and the arrival of winter. For the Celts, the beginning of winter represented the approximation between the world and the “Other World”, where the dead live.
The Celts believed that in the beginning of winter the dead returned to visit their homes and that hauntings arose to curse their animals and crops. All symbols that are characteristic of Halloween today were forms used by the Celts to ward off these evil spirits.
Most of the characteristic symbols of Halloween have their origins in the early days of tradition, while others have been added over time. Among the main ones are:

HALLOWEEN

The colors orange and black: Halloween is associated with the colors orange and black because the Samhaim festival was celebrated in the beginning of autumn, when the leaves turn orange and the days are darker.
Pumpkin lantern: the pumpkin lantern (from English Jack O'Lantern) has its origins in a Celtic tale about a boy who was forbidden to enter heaven and hell and wanders forever with his lantern in search of rest.
The tradition of carving pumpkins started in the United States. Before, countries of Celtic origin carved turnips and inserted candles in the interior in order to ward off spirits.

NEW YERS EVE

New Year's Eve is a time to celebrate the 365 days that have passed and welcome what is to come. All over the world, people of all ages want to spend this celebration with family, friends and loved ones.

Although each place keeps its own traditions for the New Year, there is a universal way to celebrate anywhere on the planet: everyone is in harmony with joy, hope, good thoughts and positive attitudes.

You may not be able to cross the border or the oceans to see these celebrations up close. Then get ready to take a New Year's tour in several countries, starting with Brazil, of course, to share the most different customs of this special holiday.
Americans in the southern states believe that eating cowpeas on New Year's Day brings good luck and wealth *. During the preparation of cowpea stew, many southerners put a new coin and the person who finds it on their plate is considered very lucky. Adding cooked greens (the color of US money) to a plate of black-eyed peas symbolizes a prosperous new year.
It is estimated that 1 million people will venture to Times Square in New York to watch the New Year's Ball begin to descend one minute before midnight and count the final seconds before the new year begins. More than 1 billion people around the world are giving a collective welcome for the new year, while the illuminated Waterford crystal ball descends from a 21-meter pole. The ball weighs 5,400 kilos and is 3.7 meters in diameter.

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