Why is Halloween so popular and how it affects the psyche

How gloomy holidays affect the psyche

Deny celebrate Halloween every year trying. This year, the State Duma offered taboo to celebrate Halloween in schools and kindergartens. Deputies consider it unacceptable to educational and moral points of view.

Psychologists, by contrast, point out that the costumes, even the most terrible, no harm to the psyche is not applied. Outfit for the occasion - an attempt to have some fun. But holiday opponents see it as a protest, which must be protected, which should be banned, said counselor Adrian Imzh. According to her, over the years, people will get used for Halloween and the level of aggression begins to subside.

Completely closed on all those bleak those actually always there - it is extreme, says psychologist Oksana Istomin. When we totally reject all dark within us, our hidden negative aspiration may accumulate and break out suddenly and no control. At the other extreme - completely surround himself gloomy attributes to fill their space only a shadow.

Medical counselor Maria Elec notes that Halloween does not harm a person with a healthy psyche. If a person already has impaired mental spectrum, the additional excitement even in such a controlled fear can hurt. But this area of ​​work of psychiatrists.

So the harm to a healthy psyche of Halloween there. On the contrary, dressing up in evil can benefit.

How useful gloomy holidays

Halloween is not the only holiday when people dress up in costumes, including the very scary and behave a little foolishly. The date on which the streets freely walks evil spirits, there is little on the calendar of every nation. For example, caroling on Christmas Eve has a lot more to do with Halloween, it seems. Children and adults also dress up in costumes and go to the neighbors for candy.

Adrian Imzh notes that the Carnival - a place where they are released some parts of yourself that in ordinary life are less relevant. For example, in Spain, normally the whole family to dress up Little Red Riding Hood - and dad and older brother. This helps them to better understand what it is - to be vulnerable, to be afraid of strangers male walking in the bright and unusual clothes.

Days carnival, eating to satiety, dances in almost all cultures, just to blow off steam, to be in a different role, a little laugh at the stern measures of everyday life.

Adrian Imzh, counselor

According to Maria Elec, a long time people was peculiar fear of the unknown darkness of night, and what happens to a person after death. Their psyche drew different monsters that lurk in the shadows of night twilight. It could be ghosts, in which people are transformed after death, and vampires who steal human life through the blood, and many other products of human fears. And such holidays as Halloween, give people the opportunity to laugh at the terrible, throw off the shackles of mystery, by turning into something that is frightening.

Laughter helps a person to lose the tension and negative emotions. This way not only to prevent damage to the psyche, but additionally to help her gain control of your fears.

Maria Elec, a medical counselor

Many dark themes in our society under the strict ban, says Oksana Istomin. Not to talk about diseases, imperfections, troubles, fears and even more so the death. All these topics are an integral part of our lives. What we hide in the shade - a part of our identity, which is usually not seen outside. But it is sometimes necessary to let loose. Such holidays like Halloween, just fine permit.

In the game, a non-destructive, controlled by us, we form a daunting and intimidating, allowing this to be part of our lived and release, not to accumulate the negative.

Oksana Istomina, a psychologist with training in psychology at the HSE

So there is nothing wrong with marking Halloween, it is not likely to happen. Once prokrichat first roosters, all evil will turn to students, office workers, and other respected citizens.

And what costume you're prepared for a party on Halloween?