Halloween is celebrated every year on October 31 in a number
of countries around the world. And like last year, Google is celebrating the
event with an interactive doodle.
The doodle on the
Google homepage features a witch flipping through the pages of a book which
seems to include information about witchcraft. As you press the play button,
the witch appears and starts practicing witchery. In this doodle, there are
four different items, including an apple, bone, bottle and skull, available to
the witch for performing witchery.
The witch needs two items to do witchery and cast an evil
spell. She lets you choose those items and produce spooky results. To add to
the atmosphere there is also an eerie sound playing in the background.
Halloween is also called All Hallows' Eve. As it falls on
the eve of All Saints' Day, it has a religious significance for some Christians
otherwise it is nowadays observed largely as a secular celebration.
Halloween has its origins in the ancient Celtic festival
known as Samhain (pronounced "sah-win"). It is a celebration of the
end of the harvest season in Gaelic culture. Samhain was a time used by the
ancient pagans to take stock of supplies and prepare for winter. The ancient
Gaels believed that on October 31, the boundaries between the worlds of the
living and the dead overlapped and the deceased would come back to life and
cause havoc such as sickness or damaged crops.
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