Analogies between St.

Andrew and Halloween

Today is St. Andrew, a holiday that is bound by traditions,

customs, but also superstitions. On November 30, Christians celebrate
Saint Andrew, the protector of the Romanians, also called "The First
Called", because he was the first to respond to the call of Jesus Christ
to the apostolate. St. Andrew is also the first of the apostles who
preached the Gospel to the Geto-Dacians, on the territory of
Dobrogea, which is why he is considered the Christian of the
Romanian people.

Eve night is associated in the people with pre-Christian customs,

such as the emergence of owls, charms, guessing of the bear and the
weather, but also the protection of people, homes and animals.

The feast of St. Andrew (name derived from the Greek word
Andreas, which means "brave" or "male") appears on November 30 in
the Orthodox, Roman-Catholic, Lutheran and Anglican calendars. In
Scotland, however, he is listed on May 9, as a reminder of the date of
receiving relics of St. Andrew.

Halloween is a holiday of Celtic origin, taken over by many

people in the Western world today, spreading through the 19th century
through Irish immigrants from the United States of America. It is
celebrated on the night of October 31, although in some countries the
date of the holiday varies - for example, in Sweden it is celebrated on
the first Saturday in November. The name comes from English, from
the expression All Hallows' Even, the name of the Christian holiday of
all saints, a holiday with which Halloween has become associated in
the countries where Western Christianity predominates - Catholic and
Protestant, because in these cults the day of all saints is celebrated on
November 1st.

Specific for Halloween is the carved pumpkin that represents

Jack's Lantern. During this holiday, children dress up as wizards,
mummies or other characters and roam around the houses asking
"Trick or Treat?", As a threat that if they are not given sweets, the
carol will play a farce. In other countries Halloween is celebrated
through parades and carnivals.

The term Halloween is a Scottish variant of the name All-

Hallows-Even ("evening"), meaning the night before "All Hallows".
By the 20th century, "Hallowe'en" was written, eliminating the "v"
and shortening the word. Although the phrase "All Hallows" appears
in Old English (ærara hælgena mæssedæg, "the feast of all saints"),
according to the Oxford English Dictionary (second edition) of the
Oxford University Press, All-Hallows-Even was only attested in 1556.

The haunted attractions are entertainment venues specially

designed to scare visitors; most are dedicated to Halloween. The
origins of these places where visitors paid to be scared are difficult to
determine, but it is believed that they were first used for fundraising
by Junior Chamber International