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In Austria Catholics celebrate the entire period between October 30 and November 8 as Scaryfest 2019 – Vienna’s ultimate Halloween Party. In Austria, the Martini event is a children’s affair. The Halloween Holiday is actually celebrated as “All Saint’s Day”. Halloween is an annual celebration held on 31 October every year. The reason why it is done is that it was believed by doing so it would welcome the dead souls back to earth for this particular night was a night of strong cosmic energies.

Halloween wa… A rider on a white horse depicting St. Martin and his red cloak leads the procession. Another similar event in Austria is nown as Martinstag or Martini. Halloween may not be a traditional event in Austria but certain parts of the country celebrate it in their own way.In a town near Vienna called Retz, a Pumpkin Festival is being held each year. While we're slowly playing catch-up with our American friends we are a long way from October 31 being fully embedded in Aussie culture.
The kids are normally asked to make paper lanterns in school which they then use in an evening procession. Prayers for the dead are said and votive candles are lit to honor their memory. The region where Retz belongs is also popular for its yearly pumpkin harvest. This holiday is based on religion, Catholics celebrate the entire period between October 30 and November 8,It is the beginning of Alls Souls ‘ Week in Austria(Seleenwoche). Halloween is an increasingly popular occasion in Australia, with regular halloween events, parades and fetes at schools, house decorations, parties, and groups of children and teenagers dressed up in Halloween costumes looking for trick or treat locations through local streets. Australians have yet to embrace Halloween in all its glory. In Austria, some people leave bread, water, and a lighted lamp on the table when they go to bed. On All Saints' Day Catholics attend church services in honor of the saints, the martyrs and those who have died for the Catholic faith. From long ago, the tradition held that these types of items would welcome any dead souls back to the land of the living. For this reason, his feast is also often associated with the serving of baked goose among families. Just like at Christmas in North America with milk & cookies for Santa, Austrians have a tradition of leaving water, bread, and a lighted lamp on the table before going to bed on Halloween night. Sometimes a mass is said at the gravesite and the grave sprinkled with holy water. Legend has it that St. Martin was forced to cut his red cloak in half in order to share it with a  beggar during a snowstorm. On November 2 or All Souls' Day, Catholics attend a special Requiem masses, where they remember those who may be close to them that have died. Halloween in Austria. Halloween is on a Saturday in 2020 – it’s going to be big! The ultimate Halloween party in town. Copyright © 2020 | MH Magazine WordPress Theme by Called Bluza in the regional dialect, this harvest season focuses on the family and the pumpkin is the centerpiece.
Halloween may not be a traditional event in Austria but certain parts of the country celebrate it in their own way. The region where Retz belongs is also popular for its yearly pumpkin harvest. A bonfire ends the procession in some areas. Another story relates that  St. Martin hid in a stable filled with geese but was later discovered by the people of Tours which led to his consecration as a bishop. This is the feast of St. Martin of Tours which is observed every November 11.