HALLOWEEN
HALLOWEEN TRADITIONS
Halloween (a shortening of All Hallows’ Evening), also known as Hallowe'en or All Hallows' Eve, is a yearlyholiday observed around the world on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day. Much like Day of the Deadcelebrations, the Christian feast of All Hallows' Eve, according to some scholars, incorporates traditions from paganharvest festivals and festivals honouring the dead, particularly the Celtic Samhain; other scholars maintain that the feast originated entirely independently of Samhain. Typical festive Halloween activities include trick-or-treating (also known as "guising"), attending costume parties, carving jack-o'-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, watching horror films, as well as the religious observances of praying,fasting and attending vigils or church services.
