A Halloween Horror Wallpaper: The Dark Art Street 2

A Halloween Horror Wallpaper: The Dark Art Street 2 / The name jack-o’-lantern can be traced back to the Irish legend of Stingy Jack, a greedy, gambling, hard-drinking old farmer. He tricked the devil into climbing a tree and trapped him by carving a cross into the tree trunk. In revenge, the devil placed a curse on Jack, condemning him to forever wander the earth at night with the only light he had: a candle inside of a hollowed turnip. The carving of pumpkins is associated with Halloween in North America where pumpkins are both readily available and much larger- making them easier to carve than turnips.

A Halloween Horror Wallpaper: Creepy Pumpkin In Jail

A Halloween Horror Wallpaper: Creepy Pumpkin In Jail / The term Halloween, originally spelled Hallowe’en, is shortened from All Hallows’ Even (”All Hallows’ Eve”) [eve is an abbreviation of even, an older word for evening. Halloween gets -een as a contraction of even to e'en], from the Old English term eallra hālgena ǣfen meaning “All Hallow’ Evening”, as it is the eve of “All Hallows’ Day”,[10] which is now also known as All Saints’ Day. It was a day of religious festivities in various northern European pagan traditions, until Popes Gregory III and Gregory IV moved the old Christian feast of All Saints’ Day from May 13 (which had itself been the date of a pagan holiday, the Feast of the Lemures) to November 1. In the 9th century, the Church measured the day as starting at sunset, in accordance with the Florentine calendar. Although All Saints’ Day is now considered to occur one day after Halloween, the two holidays were, at that time, celebrated on the same day.

Halloween Wallpaper - Mad Girl - The Stalker by Undercheese101

Halloween Wallpaper - Mad Girl - The Stalker by Undercheese101

A Halloween Horror Wallpaper: The Dark Art Street

A Halloween Horror Wallpaper: The Dark Art Street / On All Hallows’ eve, the ancient Celts would place a skeleton on their window sill to represent the departed. Originating in Europe, these lanterns were first carved from a turnip or rutabaga. Believing that the head was the most powerful part of the body, containing the spirit and the knowledge, the Celts used the “head” of the vegetable to frighten off the embodiment of superstitions. Welsh, Irish and British myth are full of legends of the Brazen Head, which may be a folk memory of the widespread ancient Celtic practice of headhunting - the results of which were often nailed to a door lintel or brought to the fireside to speak their wisdom.

A Halloween Horror Wallpaper: Dead Girl Still Dying Fall To Pieces

A Halloween Horror Wallpaper: Dead Girl Still Dying Fall To Pieces / Trick-or-treating is a customary celebration for children on Halloween. Children go in costume from house to house, asking for treats such as candy or sometimes money, with the question, “Trick or treat?” The word “trick” refers to a (mostly idle) threat to perform mischief on the homeowners or their property if no treat is given. In some parts of Ireland and Scotland children still go guising. In this custom the child performs some sort of show, i.e. sings a song or tells a ghost story, in order to earn their treats.

A Halloween Horror Wallpaper: The Hand Screaming Help!

A Halloween Horror Wallpaper: The Hand Screaming Help! / Particularly in America, symbolism is inspired by classic horror films (which contain fictional figures like Frankenstein’s monster and The Mummy). Elements of the autumn season, such as pumpkins, corn husks, and scarecrows, are also prevalent. Homes are often decorated with these types of symbols around Halloween.

The two main colors associated with Halloween are orange and black.

Sexy Halloween Wallpaper - Yael Night by Undercheese101

Sexy Halloween Wallpaper - Yael Night by Undercheese101