Halloween is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. The word Halloween is a shortening of All Hallows Evening. ' Also known as Hallowe 'en or All Hallows' Eve.
Traditional activities include trick-or-treating bonfires costume parties,,,, Visiting "haunted houses." and carving jack-o-lanterns.Irish and Scottish immigrants carried versions of the tradition to North America in the nineteenth century. Other western. Countries embraced the holiday in the late twentieth century, including Ireland the United States Canada Puerto Rico and,,, The United Kingdom as well as of Australia and New Zealand.
.Halloween has its origins in the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain (pronounced "SAH-win.").
The festival of Samhain. Is a celebration of the end of the harvest season in Gaelic culture. Samhain was a time used by the ancient pagans to take. Stock of supplies and prepare for winter. The ancient Gaels believed that on, October 31The boundaries between the worlds of the living and the dead overlapped and the deceased would come back to life and cause. Havoc such as sickness or damaged crops.
The festival would frequently involve bonfires. It is believed that the fires. Attracted insects to the area which attracted bats to the area. These are additional attributes of the history of Halloween.
.Masks and costumes were worn in an attempt to mimic the evil spirits or appease them.
, Trick-or-treating is an activity. For children on or around Halloween in which they proceed from house to house in costumes asking for, treats such as confectionery. With the question, "Trick or treat?"The" trick. "Part of" trick or treat. "Is a threat to play a trick on the homeowner or his property if no treat is, given. Trick-or-treating is one of the main traditions of Halloween. It has become socially expected that if one lives in a neighborhood. With children one should purchase treats in preparation for trick-or-treaters.
The history of Halloween has evolved.The activity is popular in the United States the United Kingdom,,,, Ireland Canada and due to increased American cultural. Influence in recent years imported through, exposure to US television and other media trick-or-treating has, started to. Occur among children in many parts, of Europe and in the Saudi Aramco camps, of Dhahran Akaria compounds and Ras Tanura. In Saudi Arabia.The most significant growth and resistance is in the United Kingdom where the, police have threatened to prosecute parents. Who allow their children to carry out the "trick." element. In, Continental Europe where the commerce-driven importation. Of Halloween is seen with, more skepticismNumerous destructive or illegal "tricks." and police warnings have further raised suspicion about this game and Halloween. In general.
In Ohio Iowa and Massachusetts,,, night the designated for Trick-or-treating is often referred to as Beggars. Night.
Part of the history of Halloween is Halloween costumes.The practice of dressing up in costumes and begging door to door for treats on holidays goes back to the, Middle Ages and. Includes Christmas wassailing. Trick-or-treating resembles the late medieval practice of "souling," when poor folk would. Go door to door on Hallowmas (November 1), receiving food in return for prayers for the dead on All Souls Day (November. 2).It originated in Ireland, and Britain although similar practices for the souls of the dead were found as far south as, Italy. Shakespeare mentions the practice in his comedy The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1593), when Speed accuses his master of puling. " [], like, whimpering whining a beggar at Hallowmas. "
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