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All cultures have special customs and traditions, to keep which alive, they hold special ceremonies every now and then. One of these ceremonies refers to the Halloween day that originates in England. The ceremony is held toward the end of summer and there are several symbols in it. As a celebration, it has reached Iran in recent years and many people wish to have the accessories associated with it. In this article, we plan to discuss Halloween suitable jewelry, so stay with us.
What Day Is the Halloween Day?
Halloween refers not only to a day, but also to the ceremonies that are held on October 31st. The main reason for choosing this day, is that it is approaching the harvest time. While the days are getting shorter, nights and darkness are getting longer and the clod season is just at the door. The day corresponds Aban 9th in Iran, and will be Monday this year.
Taking a glance at the past, we can figure out that Halloween began with religious roots and developed with more superstitious beliefs. The famous term «Trick or treat it» came into being from the beginning of the 20th century in America, where children knocked at the doors of houses and received candies by saying this expression. Gradually, knocking at the door and receiving some candies in return, turned into one of the most attractive parts of the Halloween, and the revenue from the sale of candy comes to a total of $2.5 billion every year.
What Is the History of the Halloween Day?
The ceremony goes back to thousands of years ago and was held in the form of a ceremony titled as Samhain. At that time, people believed that on October 31st, the border between the our world and that of the dead became so pale that the dead could easily enter our world.
According to this belief, the dead entered our world to damage the agricultural harvest, which is why in old Halloween ceremonies, they placed big pots of food on the table, so that the dead would eat food instead of damaging the new harvest. Besides, they also believed that lighting a fire could also make the dead get away from their roundabouts.
Many Scottish, Irish and Welsh wear strange costumes on this day, to look like the dead and thus the dead won’t hurt them. With regard to the people’s belief in Halloween and the return of the dead from the other world, they tried to wear different costumes in the beginning so that they wouldn’t be easily identified by the ghosts. Currently, however, wearing clothes and masks with a theme of fear has turned into a major part of the Halloween.
Symbols of the Halloween Day
You may know that each ceremony has its special symbols and signs. As an example, watermelon and pomegranate are the symbols that signify Yalda and gold fish is a symbol that reminds of Nowrouz and people try to have these symbols to ornate their clothes and jewelry. There are different symbols in case of the Halloween as well, which will be discussed in the following.
Skeleton
As already mentioned, the Halloween was an opportunity for the people to get together so as to overcome the fear caused by the return of the dead. As a result, many people have used this symbol from past to the day. Many people use pendants, earrings, or other types of jewelry that look like a skeleton. The design looks interesting to teenagers and many of them like T-shirts with the image of a skeleton on it.
Many people use jewelry made of silver or titanium in the form of a skeleton. To distinguish gold from imitations might not be easy for ordinary people; however, using the same pieces of jewelry which are made of yellow or white gold, will double the beauty of these pieces.
Pumkins
The reason why pumpkins are seen as a symbol of the Halloween has an interesting story as well. There is an Irish story about a stingy man called Jack who could convince the evil to turn itself into a coin and promised to use that coin for buying wine. However, when the evil turned himself into a coin, Jack put it next to a silver cross, in his pocket. Finally, Jack agreed to release the evil again, under the condition that he never puts Jack into trouble.
The evil was deceived by him once again. Jack asked the devil to climb the tree and pick some fruits, but as soon as the evil reached up there, he draw a cross on the trunk of the tree and he couldn’t come down the tree any more. Finally, Jack agreed to release the evil again, under the condition that he never puts Jack into trouble. John couldn’t enter either the paradise or the hell, and so he has to walk with a turnip and a piece of coal until the end of the world.
Pumpkins actually stand for the lantern that Jack is carrying with him and he is one of the people that will come to the people during the Halloween celebration.
That is why many people carve pumpkins and many others wear jewelry in the shape of pumpkins. These pieces not only match the Halloween and the main theme of if, but they also look special andunique and are not similar to the jewelry that people wear every day.
Owl as a Symbol of the Halloween
Owls are the birds that are aware of the the dark, mysterious world of the night, which makes it an appropriate symbol for the Halloween. This symbol has become very popular recently and many people like to have this symbol in the form of pendants, earrings and rings. It looks like the symbol is not restricted to a special age category and since the bird is a Halloween symbol and you can use this type of jewelry for the Halloween ceremony too. What makes owls different is that since this is a popular design, it can be used on other occasions too.
Witches’ Cones
The symbol has been of different interpretations at different stages of time, some of which have even opposite to the other. The cone used to be ornate with the moon and stars in the past, which referred to a witch that could predict the future based on the movements of the stars. The meaning of this symbol changed gradually and became known as a badge of honor that was worn by soldiers and authorities. The symbol, however, went under another change during the medievals and was placed over the heads of those who had broken the rule.
The cone, yet, has a different meaning in the Halloween. In the far past, the hat stood for the old mother of the earth and gradually the people’s about it underwent a change and considered it the symbol of a witch that bothered people.
The hat has also inspired many designers and they have made pendants, earrings and rings in this shape. The design that now looks different due to the creativity of designers, is among the designs that can be worn in Halloween as well.
Spider Web
Spider web is among other Halloween symbols which is not restricted to the Halloween. In many horror movies, we can see spider web which is suggestive of a sense of fear. An old belief indicates that if you notice a spider web on the Halloween day, it means that a dear one’s ghost is watching you.
There are also pieces of jewelry with the spider web design, which are very creative and sometimes include themes of horror. Many of the pieces of jewelry that are designed for the Halloween, have black gem stones which is in concert with the mood of the Halloween.
When choosing jewelry for the Halloween, pay great attention to your skin tone and choose something that matches your skin tone. Reading our article titled as «The Suitable Jewelry Color for Your Skin», you can choose the best possible jewelry color that matches your skin.
Conclusion
In this article, we discussed the Halloween celebration which has become trend in Iran in recent years and to many people it is important to have the suitable jewelry for attending this ceremony. The history of the Halloween refers to at least a thousand years ago when people used to wear different clothes to move the ghosts away from them and their crops in the autumn.
Many others believe that the ghost of someone called Peter wandered in the world since he hadn’t been allowed either in the hell orthe heaven. People made a fire to make Peter run away and today we can see children who knock at the neighbors’ doors who symbolize peter and won’t hurt the family only if they receive some candies.
In the rest of the article, we concentrated on 5 Halloween symbols: pumpkins, owls, Spider web, Skeleton, and the witch’s cone. With regard to the people’s interest in attending such ceremonies, these symbols have been designed in the form of jewley and clothes by creative designers and people can wear them on Halloween ceremonies to look different. To shop for jewelry, we suggest you visit the unique designs made by EG.
