Guess what? The scariest time of the year is back with a bang! It’s time for trick or treat and dressing up as ridiculously awesome spooky characters is exactly what we love. Don’t you love seeing everyone in extremely different yet such fascinating costumes? October 31st reveals the creativity of many which reflects on their choice and design of costumes while imagining the delicious candies we receive and admire greatly.
Halloween is ranked as the 2nd highest grossing commercial holiday after Christmas (Skal, David J., 2002). The occasion Halloween was first derived from the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, wherein people disguised themselves in ghostly costumes and lit up bonfires in order to protect themselves from the evil spirits. However overtime Halloween as evolved greatly and today Halloween is known as a fun filled occasion of spooky dress ups, pumpkin carving and of course trick or treat. Halloween in today’s time is immensely famous amongst little children and teenagers since culture plays a vital role in our lives.
Therefore, Halloween is undoubtedly celebrated in various ways among different cultures due to diversification in beliefs, customs and norms.
For example, In Austria, a handful of people keep bread, water and a lit candle on the table before resigning on Halloween night with the belief that doing so would invite the dead spirits back to earth on a night that Austrians viewed as eerie.
In China, Halloween is called as Teng Chieh. Nourishment and water are placed close to the photos of the deceased relatives, while blazes and lamps are lit to light the path of the spirits as they venture to every part of the earth on Halloween night.
Whereas in Germany, individuals hide blades or sharp knives on Halloween night in the hopes to avoid hazard mischief from the revisiting spirits.
The Halloween festival in Hong Kong is known as "Yue Lan" (Festival of the Hungry Ghosts).Usually, people burn photos of money or fruits in hopes that these pictures would enter the world of spirits and carry solace to the apparitions. Flames are lit and nourishment and blessings are offered to assuage possibly irate phantoms who may search for vengeance.
On the other hand, UAE does not provide any specific Halloween holiday but it is celebrated in the most exciting and interesting way possible as many Halloween parties are organized; malls and shops are decorated following the Halloween theme and organize kids’ friendly Halloween activities and shows. Lastly, Halloween is a widely known tradition that today it is not only a religious custom but an occasion where friends and families get together, dress up in the most unique yet scary way possible and eat, dance and just enjoy to the fullest.
Imagine celebrating the spookiest night of the year at the tallest mountain of UAE called Jebel Jais by camping in the cold and cosy weather under the dark, silent and fearsome night. Sounds exciting right? That’s why REISE brings you the most enthusiastic Halloween celebration with your favourite people. For more information visit our website and receive exclusive offersby clicking here.
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