Halloween is a terrible, but cheerful holiday. In our country he came from far abroad, where there are their traditions and rules. Celebrate the feast of death on the night of October 31 to November 1. Many believe that at this time a portal opens between the world of the living and the dead, and this allows different entities to get into our lives.
Signs of Halloween
Let's start with the clothes. This night it is customary to choose the most terrible outfits, since they scare away evil spirits. Many not only dress up, but make up for witches, dead people, etc. In the old days, people believed that if you turned the clothes inside out for Halloween and strolled along the street backwards, then you can meet with the real thing.
The festival of the death of Halloween can not be imagined without the lamp of Jack, which is a pumpkin with a carved little face and an inserted candle. Since ancient times, people believed that if you put such a lamp on the window, then in this way, you can protect the house and yourself from evil spirits. Many believe that demons are afraid of the smell of pumpkin and fire. An important sign: if the candle goes out, then the evil spirits are somewhere near. When the candle falls - this is a bad sign, the demon wants to climb into the house. You can conduct such a ritual: around your house or around the perimeter of the apartment you need to walk 3 times with a torch or with a carved pumpkin in your hands. It is believed that, thus, a man protects his house for a whole year. Even in order to drive away the evil spirit and save the house, it is necessary to light a candle in each room. If one of them goes out, then the demons are somewhere near.
The dreams that a person saw on Halloween are prophetic. It is very important to wake up in the morning to remember all the details and trivia of a dream. You can conduct a small ritual that will help you learn about the sincerity of a loved one. To do this, under the pillow, it is necessary to put his letter, which is folded 9 times and fastened with a pin, so that it does not open. If you saw clean water, precious stones or metal - this is a good sign, but to see flowers, fire, storm or clothes, then it is worth thinking about its sincerity.
Traditions and signs of celebration Halloween related to animals:
- In some countries on this holiday it is customary to expel the bats from the attics, as they are servants of the devil.
- There is a night on Halloween to see the owl on the roof of the house, then it must necessarily be driven away, that's how she predicts death.
- You can not kill spiders in the house that day. It is believed that the insect that has appeared warns of some kind of trouble.
- It is forbidden for Halloween to leave a black cat in the house, as it attracts evil spirits.
Divination and rituals
On the day of the holiday Halloween it was possible to learn about personal life, or rather, about the changes in it. In Celtic beliefs, there is a rite with a mirror. To conduct it, you need to take a mirror and sit in front of it in complete darkness, placing a burning candle and an apple next to it. The girl needs a long time to look in the mirror,
Simple guessing that will help to look into the future. Take the apple, cut it in half. If the seeds remained intact, then you are waiting for success and vice versa. Another ritual related to the apple. Going to bed, make a wish and put an apple under the pillow. After waking up in the morning, eat it and then the conceived will come to pass.