Halloween

Halloween, which is celebrated on the night of October 31, is a festival of the dead. In the ancient time, it was always associated with the beginning of the dard, cold winter, a time of year and human death. It is believed that wearing costumers and masks can ward off harmful spirits. In fact, people disguise themselves as monsters for the purposes to avoid harm. Common characters include the devil, the Grim Reaper, ghosts, ghouls, demons, witches, goblins, vampires, werewolves, zombies, skeletons, black cats, spiders, bats and crows.

Traditionally, on the Halloween eve people often place a candle on their western window sill to honor their departed, and carve lanterns from turnips and rutabagas with faces on them. However, pumpkins are used instead more popular nowadays.