More reasons to celebrate October
by Aaron Tom Silvestre / October 4, 2017
It’s the 10th month of the year! And you know what that means, it’s almost Christmas! But wait, we still need to talk about October. What is it about? There are quite a lot of events that people look forward to celebrating aside from the ever so popular Halloween. Lets find out what these days are about, read on!
National Rosary Month
“A family that prays together, stays together” If you didn’t know October is also dedicated to the celebration of the Holy Rosary. Although it is celebrated on the 7th in line with the feast of Our Lady of Victory it is still considered to be month long of festivity through prayers.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
What is breast cancer awareness month? It is a campaign held worldwide to promote awareness about the terrible decease. In the UK a lot of organizations are involved in educating the public and most especially female population on how they can locate a developing cancer or how it can be prevented. Take part of the movement by letting them know about the breast cancer awareness campaign!
Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest is originally celebrated in Germany held annually in Munich, contrary to its name, the celebration drenched in beer starts in mid September and ends early October.
In the Philippines, Oktoberfest is a month long celebration of gathering and beer themed parties! There a lot of beer festivals that you can look forward to on this month.
Halloween
Candies, spooky ghouls, trick and treats are the usual things that come into mind when Halloween is brought about! But what’s it really about? According to history Halloween is derived from the word All Hallow’s Day or All Saint’s Day.
How about the jack-o-lanterns? The term is from an Irish folklore about a person named Jack and his hunting soul that carried a lantern that flickered while he wandered about endlessly in the place where he lost his life.
In the Philippines we usually celebrate it by dressing up and wearing costumes, going out “trick or treating”, or hosting costume parties topped with drinking games. It also serves as the preparation for the “araw ng mga patay” on November 1 and 2.
Let’s all enjoy our October with our friends and loved ones! Are there other reasons why you love October? Let us know buying sharing it on the comment section below!
