I-Halloween ibizwa nangokuthi uSuku Lwabo Bonke Osanta. Liyiholide lendabuko laseNtshonalanga eliba ngoNovemba 1 minyaka yonke; kanti umhla zingama-31 kuMfumfu, usuku olungaphambi kwe-Halloween, yisikhathi esimnandi kakhulu salo mkhosi. NgesiShayina, i-Halloween ivame ukuhunyushwa ngokuthi uSuku Lwabo Bonke Osanta.

Ukuze kugujwe ukufika kwe-Halloween, izingane zizogqoka njengezipoki ezinhle futhi zingqongqoze eminyango endlini ngendlu, zicele amaswidi, kungenjalo zizokhohlisa noma ziphathe kabi. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, kuthiwa ngalobu busuku, izipoki nezilo ezahlukahlukene zizogqoka njengezingane futhi zihlangane esixukwini ukuze kugujwe ukufika kwe-Halloween, kanti abantu bazogqoka njengezipoki ezahlukene ukuze benze izipoki zivumelane kakhudlwana.

Umsuka we-Halloween

Eminyakeni engaphezu kwezinkulungwane ezimbili edlule, amasonto obuKristu eYurophu aqamba uNovemba 1 ngokuthi “USUKU LONKE LWE-HALLOWS” (USUKU LONKE LWE-HALLOWS). Igama elithi “HALLOW” lisho ungcwele. Inganekwane ithi kusukela ngo-500 BC, amaCelt (amaCELTS) ahlala e-Ireland, eScotland nakwezinye izindawo aqhubekisela phambili umkhosi ngolunye usuku, okungukuthi, u-Okthoba 31. Akholelwa ukuthi lolu suku luwusuku lapho ihlobo liphela ngokusemthethweni, okungukuthi, usuku lapho ubusika obunzima buqala khona ekuqaleni konyaka omusha. Ngaleso sikhathi, kwakukholelwa ukuthi imiphefumulo efile yabafileyo yayizobuyela ezindaweni zayo zangaphambili ukuze ithole izidalwa kubantu abaphilayo ngalolu suku, ukuze ivuseleleke, futhi leli yithemba kuphela lokuthi umuntu azalwe kabusha ngemva kokufa. Abantu abaphilayo besaba imiphefumulo efile ukuthi izothatha izimpilo zabo, ngakho abantu bacisha umlilo nesibani samakhandlela ngalolu suku, ukuze imiphefumulo efile ingakwazi ukuthola abaphilayo, futhi bazigqokisa njengamademoni nezipoki ukuze besabise imiphefumulo efile. Ngemva kwalokho, bazovuselela umlilo nesibani samakhandlela ukuze baqale unyaka omusha wokuphila.