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| Halloween | Bumba-meu-boi | |
What? |
October 31 "All Hallow’s Eve". This means "the night before all holy one", or "the night before all saints". | The "Bumba-meu-boi" is a very popular and widespread comic-dramatic dance, which tells the story of the death and ressurrection of na ox. |
When? |
Every year October 31. |
It started at the end of the 18 th century and now is comemorated in november. It takes place during the Christmas season. |
Where? |
In USA, Canada, Australia, England |
It started in the coastal sugar plantations and cattle ranches of northe astern Brazil and from there it spread to the north and south. The Bumba-meu-boi appears in Northeast Brazil as Boi-Bumbá and in the island of Sta Catarina, in southern Brazil, as boi-de-mamão. |
Who? |
Everybody |
There are usually a group of singers and the "chamados"or caller, who introduces the characters with different songs. |
How? |
- costume party; - Jack o’ lanterns; - Trick or treat; - Horror Films; - Bobbing for apples. |
- Parade of human and animal characters; -Fantastic creatures fron Brazilian Indian mythology suchas the caiporas; - Sounds of musics and singing; - Use of instruments: acoristic guitar, Brazilian tambourine, tambourim and accordion. |
- Sweets; - Roasted pumpkin seeds; - Pumpkin apple Soup; - Pumpkin Nut Bread; - Pumpkin Amaretto Cheesecake. |
- Pato no Tucupi - Maniçoba - Tacacá - Vatapá - Creme de Cupuaçu - Creme de Bacuri - Açaí - Caruru - Caldeirada |
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Historical / religious background |
Halloween is on October 31. A long time ago, October 31 was the Celtic and Anglo-Saxon new year’s eve. In other words, their new year began on the next day. For Celtics , October 31 was the last day of summer. They believed that the souls or spirits, of the dead came back to their homes on built large fires to scare bad spirits. | It tells the basic story of an ox killed by a cawboy to satisfy sais woman’s cravings, and the trouble that ensues, culminating with the miraculous ressurrection of the ox. |
| The two celebrations talk about death and ressurrection the "Halloween" is celebrated na october 31, with Costume Party and games. The "Bumba-meu-boi" is celebrated in november and in somewhere go until the christmas the "Halloween" is a party that started in USA and arrived IN BRAZIL now; will, "Bumba-meu-boi", is a typical party of brasilian northeast. | ||