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Halloween enduku chestharu .......what's the background story ???

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[b] Celtic influences[/b]

Though the origin of the word [i]Halloween[/i] is Christian, the holiday is commonly thought to have pagan roots.[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-rogers_s-10"][11][/url][/sup] Historian Nicholas Rogers, exploring the origins of Halloween, notes that while "some folklorists have detected its origins in Roman feast of [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomona"]Pomona[/url], the goddess of fruits and seeds, or in the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festival_of_the_dead"]festival of the dead[/url] called [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parentalia"]Parentalia[/url], it is more typically linked to the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celts"]Celtic[/url] festival of [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samhain"]Samhain[/url]", which comes from the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Irish"]Old Irish[/url] for "summer's end".[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-rogers_s-10"][11][/url][/sup] Samhain (pronounced [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Pronunciation_respelling_key"][i][b]SAH[/b]-win[/i][/url] or [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Pronunciation_respelling_key"][i][b]SOW[/b]-in[/i][/url]) was the first and most important of the four [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarter_days"]quarter days[/url] in the medieval [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaels"]Gaelic[/url] ([url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_people"]Irish[/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_people"]Scottish[/url] and [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manx_people"]Manx[/url])[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-Hutton-11"][12][/url][/sup] calendar.[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-Roud-12"][13][/url][/sup][sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-bbc_halloween-13"][14][/url][/sup] It was held on or about October 31 – November 1 and kindred festivals were held at the same time of year in other Celtic lands; for example the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brythonic_languages"]Brythonic[/url] [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calan_Gaeaf"]Calan Gaeaf[/url] (in [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales"]Wales[/url]), [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allantide"]Kalan Gwav[/url] (in [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornwall"]Cornwall[/url]) and Kalan Goañv (in [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brittany"]Brittany[/url]). Samhain is mentioned in some of the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Irish_literature"]earliest Irish literature[/url] and many important events in [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_mythology"]Irish mythology[/url] happen or begin on Samhain. It marked the end of the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvest"]harvest[/url] season and the beginning of [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter"]winter[/url] or the 'darker half' of the year.[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-monaghan407-14"][15][/url][/sup] This was a time for stock-taking and preparing for the cold winter ahead;[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-rogers_s-10"][11][/url][/sup] cattle were brought back down from the summer pastures and livestock were slaughtered.[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-monaghan407-14"][15][/url][/sup] In much of the Gaelic world, [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonfire"]bonfires[/url] were lit and there were rituals involving them.[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-monaghan407-14"][15][/url][/sup] Some of these rituals hint that they may once have involved [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_sacrifice"]human sacrifice[/url].[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-15"][16][/url][/sup][sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-rogers_s-10"][11][/url][/sup] [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divination"]Divination[/url] games or rituals were also done at Samhain.[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-monaghan407-14"][15][/url][/sup]
Samhain (like [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beltane"]Beltane[/url]) was seen as a time when the 'door' to the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celtic_Otherworld"]Otherworld[/url] opened enough for the souls of the dead, and other beings such as [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aos_S%C3%AD"]fairies[/url], to come into our world.[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-16"][17][/url][/sup][sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-17"][18][/url][/sup] The souls of the dead were said to revisit their homes on Samhain.[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-18"][19][/url][/sup] Feasts were had, at which the souls of dead kin were beckoned to attend and a place set at the table for them.[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-19"][20][/url][/sup] [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Spence"]Lewis Spence[/url] described it as a "feast of the dead" and "festival of the fairies".[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-20"][21][/url][/sup] However, harmful spirits and fairies were also thought to be active at Samhain. People took steps to allay or ward-off these harmful spirits/fairies, which is thought to have influenced today's Halloween customs. Before the 20th century, wearing costumes at Samhain was done in parts of [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland"]Ireland[/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Man"]Mann[/url], the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Highlands"]Scottish Highlands[/url] and islands, and [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales"]Wales[/url].[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-hutton380-382-21"][22][/url][/sup] Wearing costumes may have originated as a means of disguising oneself from these harmful spirits/fairies, although some suggest that the custom comes from a Christian or Christianized belief (see below). In Ireland, people went about before nightfall collecting for Samhain feasts and sometimes wore costumes while doing so.[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-hutton380-382-21"][22][/url][/sup] In the 19th century on Ireland's southern coast, a man dressed as a [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_horse_%28mythology%29"]white mare[/url] would lead youths door-to-door collecting food; by giving them food, the household could expect good fortune from the 'Muck Olla'.[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-22"][23][/url][/sup] In [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moray"]Moray[/url] during the 18th century, boys called at each house in their village asking for fuel for the Samhain bonfire.[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-23"][24][/url][/sup] The modern custom of trick-or-treating may have come from these practices. Alternatively, it may come from the Christian custom of [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_cake"]souling[/url] (see below).
Making jack-o'-lanterns at Halloween may also have sprung from Samhain and Celtic beliefs. Turnip lanterns, sometimes with faces carved into them, were made on Samhain in the 19th century in parts of Ireland and the Scottish Highlands.[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-hutton382-24"][25][/url][/sup] As well as being used to light one's way while outside on Samhain night, they may also have been used to represent the spirits/fairies and/or to protect oneself and one's home from them.[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-25"][26][/url][/sup] However, a Christian origin has also been proposed.[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-rogers57-26"][27][/url][/sup]


[b]Christian influences[/b]
Halloween is also thought to have been influenced by the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian"]Christian[/url] holy days of [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Saints%27_Day"]All Saints' Day[/url] (also known as [i]All Hallows[/i], [i]Hallowmas[/i] or [i]Hallowtide[/i]) on November 1 and [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Souls%27_Day"]All Souls' Day[/url] on November 2.[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-rogers_religion-27"][28][/url][/sup] They are a time for honoring the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint"]saints[/url] and praying for the recently departed who had yet to reach Heaven. All Saints was introduced in the year 609, but was originally celebrated on May 13.[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-hutton364-28"][29][/url][/sup] In 835, it was switched to November 1 (the same date as Samhain) at the behest of [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Gregory_IV"]Pope Gregory IV[/url].[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-hutton364-28"][29][/url][/sup] Some have suggested this was due to Celtic influence, while others suggest it was a Germanic idea.[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-hutton364-28"][29][/url][/sup]
By the end of the 12th century they had become [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_day_of_obligation"]holy days of obligation[/url] across Europe and involved such traditions as ringing bells for the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_in_the_Bible"]souls[/url] in [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purgatory"]purgatory[/url]. "Souling", the custom of baking and sharing [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_cake"]soul cakes[/url] for "all crysten [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baptism"]christened[/url] souls",[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-AFP-29"][30][/url][/sup] has been suggested as the origin of trick-or-treating.[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-Britannica-30"][31][/url][/sup] Groups of poor people, often children, would go door-to-door on All Saints/All Souls collecting soul cakes, originally as a means of praying for souls in purgatory.[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-31"][32][/url][/sup] Similar practices for the souls of the dead were found as far south as Italy.[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-32"][33][/url][/sup] [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespeare"]Shakespeare[/url] mentions the practice in his comedy [i][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Two_Gentlemen_of_Verona"]The Two Gentlemen of Verona[/url][/i] (1593), when Speed accuses his master of "puling [whimpering or whining] like a beggar at Hallowmas."[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-33"][34][/url][/sup] The custom of wearing costumes has been linked to All Saints/All Souls by Prince Sorie Conteh, who wrote: "It was traditionally believed that the souls of the departed wandered the earth until All Saints' Day, and All Hallows' Eve provided one last chance for the dead to gain vengeance on their enemies before moving to the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_eschatology"]next world[/url]. In order to avoid being recognised by any soul that might be seeking such vengeance, people would don masks or costumes to disguise their identities".[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-Christian-34"][35][/url][/sup] In [i]Halloween: From Pagan Ritual to Party Night[/i], Nicholas Rogers explained Halloween jack-o'-lanterns as originally being representations of souls in purgatory.[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-rogers57-26"][27][/url][/sup] In Brittany children would set candles in skulls in graveyards.[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-35"][36][/url][/sup]

In Britain, these customs came under attack during the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Reformation"]Reformation[/url] as [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestant"]Protestants[/url] berated purgatory as a "[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popish"]popish[/url]" doctrine incompatible with the notion of [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predestination"]predestination[/url].[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-rogers_religion-27"][28][/url][/sup] This, coupled with the rising popularity of [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes_Night"]Guy Fawkes Night[/url] (5 November) from 1605 onward, led to Halloween's popularity waning in Britain, with the noteworthy exception of Scotland.[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-rogers_kirk-36"][37][/url][/sup] There and in Ireland, they had been celebrating Samhain and Halloween since at least the early [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages"]Middle Ages[/url],[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-Hutton-11"][12][/url][/sup] and the Scottish [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk"]kirk[/url] took a more pragmatic approach to Halloween, seeing it as important to the life cycle and [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rites_of_passage"]rites of passage[/url] of communities and thus ensuring its survival in the country.[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-rogers_kirk-36"][37][/url][/sup]
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[b]Spread to North America[/b]

North American [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almanac"]almanacs[/url] of the late 18th and early 19th century give no indication that Halloween was celebrated there.[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-rogers_nw-37"][38][/url][/sup] The [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puritans"]Puritans[/url] of [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England"]New England[/url], for example, maintained strong opposition to Halloween[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-rogers_nw-37"][38][/url][/sup] and it was not until the mass Irish and Scottish immigration during the 19th century that it was brought to North America in earnest.[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-rogers_nw-37"][38][/url][/sup] Confined to the immigrant communities during the mid-19th century, it was gradually assimilated into mainstream society and by the first decade of the 20th century it was being celebrated coast to coast by people of all social, racial and religious backgrounds.[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#cite_note-rogers_nationwide-38"][39][/url][/sup]

[chittimallu4]

[bombaypriyudu]

adhanthaa ippudu chadhavalaa.rendu mukkaloo cheppu

[kirikiri]

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Happy Halloween!!!!!!!

[chinni005]

brief ga bolo som1

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[Pillabacha]

[quote name='innovative' timestamp='1351725232' post='1302720107']
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[viplavreddy123]

[quote name='Pillabacha' timestamp='1351725390' post='1302720118']
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[innovative]

[quote name='Pillabacha' timestamp='1351725390' post='1302720118']
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[Pillabacha]

[quote name='innovative' timestamp='1351728166' post='1302720284']
idogo vesa theskoo .. [img]http://www.andhrafriends.com/uploads/profile/photo-thumb-31457.jpg?_r=1345857434[/img]
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[Chakram12]

[quote name='Pillabacha' timestamp='1351729234' post='1302720335']
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[/quote]bacha baa nuvu kalakarudivi baa

[Pillabacha]

[quote name='Chakram12' timestamp='1351729314' post='1302720338']
bacha baa nuvu kalakarudivi baa
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[Chakram12]

[quote name='Pillabacha' timestamp='1351729402' post='1302720344']
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