Halloween as it is celebrated these days is a representation of its rich and multicultural history. It is a blending of the celebrations marking the end of the growing season, a heralding of the coming of the winter months and folk traditions that told of the day when the veil between the living and the dead would lift and ghosts and ghouls would walk among the living. From those many traditions, coming to us from the Celts, the Roman rituals and even Catholic tradition, we get the stirrings of what would eventually become Halloween (...)
BLENDING = MEZCLA
GROWING SEASON = TEMPORADA DE CRECIMIENTO
HERALDING = ANUNCIO
THE VEIL BETWEEN THE LIVING AND THE DEAD WOULD LIFT = EL VELO ENTRE LOS MUERTOS Y LOS VIVOS SE LEVANTABA
GHOULS = ESPÍRITU MALIGNO
STIRRINGS = INDICIOS
EVENTUALLY = FINALMENTE
Back in the old days, or once upon a time, in the tradition of fairy tales, there were the Celtic people and their Druid priests. The Druids were believed to have the ability, among other skills, to commune with the dead. Their powers, it was rumored, were much more powerful on the day of Samhain (pronounced sow-en), which was the last day of the year in the Celtic calendar (...)
FAIRY TALES = CUENTOS de HADAS
PRIEST = SACERDOTE
WERE BELIEVED = SE CREÍA... (=ERAN CREÍDOS QUE...)
SKILL = MAÑA, HABILIDAD
COMMUNE = COMULGAR, ESTAR EN COMUNIÓN
On the day of Samhain, the Celtic people would all extinguish their home’s hearth fire. They would gather in front of a blessed bonfire and would sing, dance and listen to the stories that were told during the celebration. At the end of the evening, each person would take some of the bonfire home to relight their hearth fire in hopes of ensuring good fortune to their home and family for the coming year (...)
HEARTH FIRE = FUEGO DEL HOGAR, 'LAREIRA'
BLESSED BONFIRE = HOGUERA BENDITA, SAGRADA
RELIGHT = VOLVER A ENCENDER
....................................................................................... From : HALLOWEEN.COM
