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Some people wear costumes on halloween because, a long, long time ago people used to wear costumes to scare off the
Which holiday celebrates harvest around a bonfire, monster carved pumpkins, candy sales that soar to the millions, and costumes that are as unpredictable as the weather? Halloween, of course! Halloween is the second most successful holiday behind Christmas and I don’t have enough paper to explain all of the reasons. Halloween comes in many colors but the ones we always associate it with are orange and black – orange represents the fall harvest and black represents darkness and death (creepy!). Seemingly, the two are twisted into one interestingly spooky season.…
On October 29, 1929, forever known as “Black Tuesday”, Americans were flung from wild parties, prosperity, and cultural revolutions into unemployment, poverty, and suffering.…
During every halloween celebration around the world, the most commonly used decoration is the carved pumpkin. There are a number of designs that can be used the most common one being the traditional jack-o'-lantern, which happens to be the easiest design. The use of the carved pumpkin during halloween has made October to be referred to as the 'pumpkin season,' since halloween happens to be in October. There are 5 steps to be taken for this process and they are: 1. Choosing a pumpkin.…
Halloween, a day of dressing in costumes, going door to door collecting candy and other treats. Watching scary movies going to “haunted” houses and traditional activities in fall such as hayrides, and even “haunted” hayrides. (True History of Halloween, 2008)…
5. Halloween was originally the ‘festival of hallowtide’ or All Hallows or All Saints day. On these days, the dead souls could enter heaven.…
The Celts or Celtics created Halloween and their tradition spread throughout all of Europe. October 31 marked the end of their harvesting season and their Celting new year. October 31st was also thought of a time between years where the souls of the dead walked the earth. After the people lit huge bonfires to drive the dead away from the living. The Catholics frowned upon what was happening so the Vatican merged it with a church sanctioned holiday and it became All Saints Day. All Saints Day was also known as Hallowmas where Hallow meant holy or saintly and mass meant mass of the saints. The night before was known as All Hallows Eve, which gradually became known as Halloween. The people from Ireland came to America and with them came their traditions. On Halloween children wore masks and played tricks on people in their neighborhood. Gradually playing tricks got out of hand and turned into outright vandalism. Back in the 1930’s if you did not give children candy they would trash your house that is where we got the phrase “Trick or Treat”.…
HALLOWEEN is the scariest night of the year.it is a tradition that most people celebrate.…
Every year the seasons change. Every year October comes and goes. Beginning with the Celt’s celebrating the end of the year with past spirits, the Romans celebrating the goddess of orchards, Pomona, to the Christians celebrating Saints day, Halloween is a diverse deathly day. All Hallows Eve, The Vigil of Samhain, and Feast of Pomona are the ancient names for the calendar day of October 31st, the day currently known as Halloween throughout most of the world. Whether a person practices religion or not, Halloween exists in some form; furthermore, it may be loved or may be feared either way Halloween has occurred for centuries and it will continue to occur throughout societies around the world.…
It is widely believed that many Halloween traditions originated from Celtic harvest festivals which may have pagan roots, particularly the Gaelic festival Samhain, and that this festival was Christianized as Halloween.…
Halloween is major holiday celebrated on the 31st of October every year in the United Sates of America. Here it is one of the biggest holidays of all, with many citizens participating in different festivities throughout the day. The Day of the Dead, El Dia de los Muertos in Spanish, is a major celebration in Mexico and Latin America that is celebrated every year on the first and/or second of November. For Catholics we know November 1st as All Saints Day and November 2nd as All Souls Day in the United Sates. These two days are Catholic Church holidays, whereas Halloween and The Day of the Dead are not Church holidays; although some parts of El Dia de los Muertos are approved of and even presided over by the Catholic Church. Halloween was brought to the United Sates by…
The Day of the Dead originated from traditions observed as much as 3,000 years ago. These traditions have been passed on from generation to generation until the present day. Originally, the celebrations of the Day of the Dead lasted for a whole month, starting at the beginning of August, or the ninth month on the Aztec calendar. The holiday was moved to October 31st, November 1st, and November 2nd to coincide with the Catholic festival of Allhallowtide. On October 31st, the holiday begins as people prepare for the celebrations which will occur over the next couple days. November 1st is celebrated as Dia de Los Inocentes, or “Day of the Innocents”, which celebrates and honors the children and babies which have passed away. November 2nd is Dia de Los Muertos, or “Day of the Dead”, and celebrates the adults who have died.…
In its modernity, Halloween is the only day out of the entire year where a person is encouraged to be someone wildly different from themselves, with (almost) no negative repercussions. Thus, people tend to outdo themselves when it comes to crafting their "persona" for the night, taking much of their inspiration from movies, video games, the news, and even Internet memes to build the greatest costumes.…
Halloween is the same as the Day of the Dead in some ways. For example both are celebrated around the same time as the other. In Mexico and the United States, orange is believed to be the scared color. Another way is that children dress up in costumes and ask for candy. Lastly, adults and children particapite in Halloween and the Day of the Dead.…
Day of the Dead is celebrated from October 31st to November 2nd. November 1st is the day dedicated to honoring dead children, while November 2nd is the day dedicated to honoring dead adults. Day of the Dead is usually celebrated either in the home, or in the graveyards of the dead. Sometimes there are parties, and parades to celebrate Day of the Dead. Day of the Dead was started in Mexico.…
For example, Mexicans celebrate on September 16 after Miguel Hidalgo made the cry of Independence. A big gathering is held where the president yells the name of every leader of the revolution and the crowd replies with “Viva! ”. Americans confuse Independence Day as Cinco de Mayo, but that only celebrates the victory over the French. However Americans celebrate freedom from the Britain on the 4th of July. Parades are held in big cities to show off floats and marching bands. It is also celebrated by having barbecues and lighting up fireworks, with close friends and family. Halloween is another celebration that differs in the Mexican culture and American culture. For Mexicans it is also known as Day of the Dead and celebrated on November 1st. The dead are brought back to life to celebrate with their loved ones. Skeletons and skulls are seen everywhere representing the beauty of life. Yet Halloween for Americans, is celebrated on October 31st. Although it is not an official holiday, it is still significant to children. Children wear costumes whether they are scary or funny and they knock on neighborhood doors and yell “trick or…