4 Interesting Halloween Bonfires Myths and Traditions

Halloween is a popular festival which is celebrated all over the world. Halloween is considered to be the day when the ghosts and witches roam around freely on earth. Hence, to keep the spirits away, different cultures have different traditions that have been followed for centuries now. It is believed that on the last night of October, the barriers between the real world and spirit world are the weakest. Hence, for centuries it has been believed that ghosts, witches and evil spirits have no barriers to enter into a human body. This belief has led to many Halloween Customs and Traditions that keep the evil spirits away. Since spirits are wandering around, most people light lanterns outside their homes to keep the spirits away.

The most common tradition is the Bonfire Tradition which is followed almost in all parts of the world. It is believed light is more powerful than dark . In the olden days, people used to light fire to keep the spirits away. With time, the tradition is followed even today and that too with a lot of zest. Since people spent a night sitting around the bonfire to protect themselves, a lot of traditional games were made up. Some were fun activities while other were a part of the traditions. Halloween Bonfires have been popular even during the Celts time . Here are the  4 Interesting Halloween Bonfire Myths and Traditions :-

Jumping over Bonfire: In olden days, people use to dance around the bonfire and even jump over them . The idea behind the jumping over bonfire was to fill one’s body with the energy of light ,so no evil spirit can touch you.

Nut Cracking: This is one fun tradition wherein you throw two nuts in the Bonfire. The two nuts are given names of 2 possible lovers and then thrown into the fire. The one that cracks first is believed to be your soul mate .

Hair Throwing in the Bonfire : This Irish Tradition goes way long back . It is believed that if you throw a few hair into the fire and wish for true love, it would come true. This is an old age tradition of Ireland and is still followed in most Halloween Bonfires.

Hazel Nut Bonfire: Very similar to the nut cracking tradition, British people still play this old age tradition. The tradition is basically to throw a hazelnut in the fire .It is believed that the way a hazel nut burns showcases one’s fate in that following year.

There are many myths and traditions attached to Halloween Bonfires. However, most of them are simply fun activities and should not be taken very seriously.