Popular in much of the international territory, the festival has two main reasons for not having as much prominence in Tupiniquin lands; find it out!
Known as Halloween, the festival also known as “Halloween”, which is celebrated on October 31st, emerged from the Celts three thousand years ago as Samhain Day, a date that coincided with the end of summer, the turn of the Celtic year. and also, the day when the souls of the dead left their bodies and walked through the streets in search of the living.
Despite its long period of existence, the celebration has not disappeared, quite the contrary, it has become one of the greatest traditions celebrated by humanity, being widely celebrated in countries such as the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, through houses decorated in terrifying and scary costumes, as a way to mislead the spirits.
The popular celebration, whose name is inspired by the expression “All Hallow’s Eve”, or “eve of all saints”, in Portuguese, and precedes the date celebrated by the Catholic Church on November 1st, is not as celebrated in Brazil – But why does this happen?
Christian tradition
The truth is that there are two big reasons why Halloween doesn’t have traction on national lands. The first of these is found in the faith of the Tupiniquim people, as the country has a strong Christian tradition. This is because Christianity condemns the festival, as many of the concepts and elements seen at Halloween confront the beliefs and doctrine of the religion.
New celebration
Furthermore, the date gained a new meaning for Brazilians in 2013, as it was in that year that Saci Day was established throughout the country, through Federal Law Project No. 2,479, approved by the Education Commission. and culture.
The reason is because North American culture already has a great influence on our customs. Thus, in 2003, Deputy Aldo Rebelo suggested giving a new meaning to the date through Federal Law Project No. 2,762, which aimed to promote the appreciation of Brazilian culture and traditions, as well as to rescue the importance of the folklore that permeates our history.
It is worth remembering that the date had first been made official in São Paulo, through State Law No. 11,669, created in 2004, where schools and most educational institutions encourage activities that encourage the memory of this folkloric figure.
Source: Recreio
