• 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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