The Origin of Halloween
Halloween is celebrated on the 31st of October. According to scientists it
originated from an ancient Celtic festival called Samhain. People believed that
on that day the dead could visit the living, as their spirits return to earth.
Traditions
Traditionally on Halloween Night people wear scary or
funny costumes of witches, vampires, pirates, fairies and ghosts. The most
popular children's amusement on Halloween is "trick-or-treating".
They visit houses in their neighbourhood yelling the phrase:
"Trick or treat!" Usually people give them sweets, fruit and candies,
but if they don't, the children can play a low-down trick on them.
Another famous All Saints’ Night tradition is making
Jack O'Lantern: people carve a scary smiling face on a pumpkin and put a candle
inside.
Traditional Halloween symbols are bats, black cats
(and white ones in England), spiders, ghosts and images of Jack O'Lantern.
Halloween is celebrated all over the
world
Halloween is celebrated in many countries all over the
world. In some of them (China, Mexico, Austria) the dead are honored and
welcomed: people leave food for
the souls of their deceased loved ones and keep lights in their houses burning
all night.
In other countries, like Germany, people are afraid of
ghosts and spirits.
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