Halloween, or
Hallowe'en, is a holiday celebrated on the night of
October 31. Traditional activities include
trick-or-treating, Halloween festivals,
bonfires,
costume parties, visiting
"haunted houses" and viewing
horror films. Halloween originated from the
Pagan festival
Samhain, celebrated among the
Celts of
Ireland and
Great Britain.
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. Halloween is now celebrated in several parts of the
western world, most commonly in
Ireland, the
United States,
Canada, and the
United Kingdom. In many
Latin American countries, it is known as
Noche de las Brujas (Night of the Witches).
Some people say....
It's Halloween! It's Halloween! The moon is full and bright And we shall see what can't be seen On any other night. Skeletons and ghosts and ghouls, Grinning goblins fighting duels, Werewolves rising from their tombs, Witches on their magic brooms. In masks and gown we haunt the street And knock on doors for trick or treat. Tonight we are the king and queen, For oh tonight it's Halloween! -Jack Prelutsky
Common Halloween characters include
ghosts,
ghouls,
witches,
vampires,
bats,
owls,
crows,
vultures,
haunted houses, pumpkinmen,
black cats,
aliens,
spiders,
goblins,
zombies, mummies,
skeletons, and
demons. Particularly in America, symbolism is inspired by classic
horror films, which contain fictional figures like
Dracula,
Frankenstein's monster, and
The Mummy. More modern horror antagonists like
Freddy Krueger,
Michael Myers,
Leatherface,
Jason Voorhees, and the
Jigsaw Killer have also become associated with the holiday. Homes are often decorated with these symbols around Halloween.
Black and orange are the traditional colors of Halloween.[20]
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Watch this video from the New York Time about
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