I think some Italian people do not know what the festivity of Halloween really means. From the post of my peer Giada I have known that "the Romans had two festivals which were very similar to this Celtic celebration and that they melt with it when the Roman conquered the Celtic territories. When Christianity started to spread all over Europe all pagan festivities and symbols were erased or their names were eventually changed by Popes in order to turn them into Church-sanctioned holydays. In this way the Celtic/Roman festival of the dead became a day to honour saints and martyrs." So we can understand that the Roman and Celtic religion have a lot in common! (Thanks Giada for this important information! Since now I knew very little about Halloween!)
I think Halloween has become an "economy business", a commercial festivity: many Italian people do not know what it really means, they spend a lot of money buying gadgets, going to parties and disguising.
Italian children go to home to home to say "trick or treat" only because American and English children follow this tradition, but they do not know what the festivity of Halloween really is.
So, it is a good idea that Halloween is celebrated also in Italy, but Italian people should be more aware of its meaning.
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Dear Letizia,
I partially agree with you when you said that Italian people don't know anything about the meaning and the original tradition of Halloween's festivity. Maybe children know its meaning better than adults because English teachers explained them what Halloween is and why it is celebrated at school. I help two children with their English homeworks and in the last two weeks we translated three pages about Halloween and another one about Guy Fawkes and the Bonfire night!
See you tomorrow!
Elena
Thank you for quoting my post!! I hope you enjoyed reading it!
I agree with you when you say that people in Italy disguise and party just for a sort of emulation of the British and the American people! Anyway we can't forget the commercial aspects that stand behind all important celebrations: it is always a matter of money, people do not care about the spiritual and religious meaning of these festivities any longer!
See you tomorrow!
Giada
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