SnO Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 More than 2,000 years ago, the Romans held a festival in Lemuria, offering offerings to their deceased ancestors to ensure that spirits would not return to haunt the living. The American Halloween celebration or "panic" holiday; The most famous celebrations associated with the dead, and the fall season falls every year, and its rituals are known for candy and terrifying masks, but the American Panic Day is not the only Day of the Dead; As there are many celebrations of the dead in the fall season from completely different cultures and religions; From Latin America to Europe, then India, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Ocean, they all believe that the souls of the dead move freely in the human world, and that the line between the dead and the living becomes less clear in the autumn season. It began more than two thousand years ago with the Roman civilization, where the ancient Romans held the Lemuria festival, which falls on 3 days of May, which are: the ninth, 11th and 13th days of it, where the Romans offer offerings to their deceased ancestors to make sure that Spirits will not return again to haunt the living. The great Roman poet Ovid told about this festival in his book of poetry known as Fasti. OAXACA , MEXICO - NOV 02 : Unidentified people on a cemetery during Day of the Dead in Oaxaca, Mexico on November 02 2015. The Day of the Dead is one of the most popular holidays in Mexico Inside a cemetery during the Day of the Dead in Oaxaca, Mexico (Shutterstock) Ovid mentioned that during that festival the spirits had to be appeased by some rituals performed by the head of the family, where he would rise at night and walk around the house with bare feet, scattering beans while repeating certain incantations 9 times. It is important to know that magic and superstition were part of the Roman daily life, and that impact extended to many cultures so far or overlapped with other similar cultures. Mexican Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos). The Mexican Day of the Dead is a local holiday celebrated throughout Mexico as well as in the Mexican diaspora. The celebrations take place from October 31 to November 2, and include offering offerings and food to the dead and caring for the graves, as the celebrants believe that the souls of the dead will return again to check on their families, so they leave food for them on the balconies while decorating it with flowers, in addition to scattering Flower petals and incense to guide the spirits on the right path to follow until they reach the family home. Diwali Festival of Lights, India The Festival of Lights is one of the major holidays in India and is similar to New Year's celebrations in other cultures. It lasts for 5 days at the beginning of the Hindu New Year, during which temples are lit up with rows of lamps to ask Lakshmi (goddess of good luck according to their belief) to come to earth and offer blessings and wishes. happy new year. The festival is also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival, as it is a harvest celebration for the Vietnamese and Chinese and takes place on the night of the full moon between September and October. A woman lights earthen lamps to celebrate the Festival of Lights (AFP) A woman lights earthen lamps to celebrate the Festival of Lights (AFP) Yee Peng Festival in Thailand As for the Yi Ping Festival, it is unique, as it is held in northern Thailand on the full moon of the 12th month of the Thai lunar calendar, which is usually in November. The festival dates back to the late 13th century in the ancient kingdom of Lanna, where the beginning of the fall season was celebrated by launching luminous lanterns into the sky. Zhongyuan Festival in China In Chinese culture, there is a whole month called the "Month of Ghosts", when the Chinese believe that the ghosts and spirits of the dead return from the other world. For Buddhists and Taoists, this month is entirely dedicated to honoring the ancestors, as they believe that the gates of the other world open and spirits become free in the earth in search of food and entertainment, in addition to helping the ghosts - who are still stuck on the ground - to move to the other world. The living write messages on the papers and burn them to reach the dead, and people light lanterns floating on the surface of the water to help the ghosts reach the earth, alleviating their suffering, and at the end of the festival they light incense to bring good luck. Sky Lantern on Yeepeng festival, thai lanna tradition religion in Chiangmai thailan; Shutterstock ID 590590712; purchase_order: ajnet; job: ; client: ; other: Heavenly Lanterns at Yiping Festival (Shutterstock) The ancient "Celtic" roots of Halloween Millions of children and adults participate in Halloween on the night of October 31, but in reality they do not know the ancient Celtic roots of Halloween, which go back to the Irish Samina festival about two thousand years ago. This festival was a division of the year between summer and winter, and at its time the separation between the two worlds (the world of the dead and the living) becomes at its narrowest level, allowing souls to pass between the two worlds. People used to wear scary masquerade costumes and masks so that the spirits would think they were part of them and not harm them. Fire and food also played a big role in the celebrations, where the bones of slaughtered cattle were thrown into a mass fire, after which food was prepared for the living and the dead and it was shared in a usual way. https://www.aljazeera.net/news/lifestyle/2022/11/23/أساطير-تلاقي-العالمين-في-أعياد-الموتى Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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