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Здравия. Нужна информация по следующим темам: Нобель и Нобелевская премия Пробки на дорогах(Москва) Хэллоуин(Происхождение) Объем - около 10 предложений. Дерзайте.

Отправлен: 07.03.2008, 17:18 Вопрос задал: Stuff (статус: Посетитель) Всего ответов: 1 Мини-форум вопроса >>> (сообщений: 0)

Отвечает: Николай Владимирович / Н.В. Здравствуйте, Stuff! По третьему вопросу: History The modern holiday of Halloween may have its origins in the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain (pronounced /ˈsˠaunʲ/ from the Old Irish samain).[3] The festival of Samhain is a celebration of the end of the harvest season in Gaelic culture, and is sometimes erroneously[4] regarded as the "Celtic New Year".[5] Traditionally, the festival was a time used by the ancient pagans to take stock of supplies and slaughter livestock for winter stores. The ancient Gaels believed that on October 31, the boundaries between the alive and the deceased would merge and the dead would become dangerous for the living by causing problems such as sickness or damaged crops. The festivals would frequently involve bonfires, where the bones of slaughtered livestock were thrown. Costumes and masks were also worn at the festivals in an attempt to mimic the evil spirits or placate them.[6][7] History of name The term Halloween (and its alternative rendering Hallowe'en) is shortened from All-hallow-eve. It was a day of religious festivities in various northern European Pagan traditions,[5] until Popes Gregory III and Gregory IV moved the old Christian feast of All Saints' Day from May 13 (which had itself been the date of a pagan holiday, the Feast of the Lemures) to November 1. In the ninth century, the Church measured the day as starting at sunset, in accordance with the Florentine calendar. Although All Saints' Day is now considered to occur one day after Halloween, the two holidays were, at that time, celebrated on the same day. Liturgically, the Church traditionally celebrated that day as the Vigil of All Saints, and, until 1970, a day of fasting as well. Like other vigils, it was celebrated on the previous day if it fell on a Sunday, although secular celebrations of the holiday remained on the 31st. The Vigil was suppressed in 1955, but was later restored in the post-Vatican II calendar. Подробнее здесь: Halloween. Удачи!

Ответ отправил: Николай Владимирович / Н.В. (статус: Профессионал) Россия, Москва WWW: nvsoft.org ICQ: 420720 ---- Ответ отправлен: 09.03.2008, 15:39 Оценка за ответ: 5

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