The Origins of Halloween Decorations
Halloween is always celebrated on October 31st and originates from the Celtic’s and their festival called Samhain as well as the Christian celebration All Saints’ Day.
The Celtics believed that on October 31st the doorway between the living and the dead was open. This is the time they harvested their crops and prepared their supplies for winter. They believed that the dead could cause harm to their harvests or even to themselves by causing sickness. The Samhain festival was a way for the living to imitate the dead and the celtics dressed as ghosts and lost souls. Halloween decorations take their origin here as well as the Celtics decorated their properties to ward off evil spirits.
The word Halloween comes from the phrase ‘All Hallows Day’ an earlier term used for ‘All Saints’ Day’ and means the living in the dead can be together.
The most famous of all Halloween decorations is of course the jack-o’-lantern. The jack-o’-lantern was a popular Halloween decoration in the Celtic days as it was a cheap, fun and easy to make. The light from the candle placed inside the hollowed out pumpkin signified the dead coming alive.
The colours orange and black are the traditional colours for Halloween decorations, but these days they come in all shapes, forms and colours.