HALLOWEEN
It is celebrated on October 31. Actually Halloween’s origin is the ancient Celtic Festival known as Samhain. The Festival of Samhain is done to celebrate the finishing of harvest season. Traditionally, the festival was used by the ancient pagans for the preparation of materials and goods.
Old Gael people believed that the festival was a link between the dead and living. The dead people were known as malicious and dangerous. Also, they were blamed owing to illnesses, problems and bad harvests.
Firstly, it was celebrated by Irish, Scottish and Welshmen in England, and this tradition was gone on in the 19th century by the people migrating to North America.
Today it is celebrated generally by western people. When it’s celebrated, children wear scary costumes. Also, they collect some sugar, fruits and other presents from some houses by hitting the doors.
The symbol of Halloween is a pumpkin which laughs. Firstly, a pumpkin is carved. After it is carved, a candle is burnt in the pumpkin to have a demonic face.
EID AL-ADHA
It is celebrated on the 10th of Dhul Hijjah for 4 days by Muslim people. According to Torah, Prophet Abraham couldn’t have a child from his wife. If Abraham had a child with his wife, he would dedicate his child to the God as a sacrifice. Later on, they had a child and his name was Ishak. Abraham was going to slaughter his child, but he heard a voice. It said him not to slaughter the child and I understood that you actually feared the God and you were loyal to the God. While he was looking around, he saw a sheep in the bushes. Afterwards, he dedicated this sheep to the God; however, according to the Muslim people his son is not Ishak but Ismael.
