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WHAT IS HALLOWEEN?
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per PERE SALO NIUBO
a curs 16-17
- Halloween is also known as: Hallowe’en, Allhallowe’en, All Hallows’ Eve , All Saints’ Eve
- It is believed that its origins date as far back as 2,000 years within the Pre-Christian Celtic period.
- The Pagans celebrated this time in the form of a festival known as Samhain (sowen).
- Halloween is usually celebrated on the 31st of October.
- Samhain marked the end of the summer and marked the beginning of the It is believed to have connections to death.
- It is said that the line between the living and the dead were weak and it made it easier for ghosts to cross over and cause trouble.
- Many also believed that fairies or supernatural beings would kill the crops.
- Halloween is known to celebrate the dead as some attend church services and light candles on the graves of their loved ones.
- Today, Halloween is celebrated all around the world.
- It was taken to America through Irish immigrants and was adopted by Americans later on to later be turned into a more commercialized holiday.
- People associate spooky, creepy characters such as vampires, ghosts, zombies, werewolves, goblins, witches, to this holiday.
- In America and other places like Ireland, Canada, and the U.K.
- Halloween is celebrated by dressing up in costumes and going around the neighborhood to collect candy, also known as “Trick or Treating”.
- Other traditions also include: watching scary movies, costume parties, playing pranks, decorating the house, carving pumpkins, handing out candy, bobbing for apples, going to church, visiting the grave of loved one´s
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