When the leaves turn orange, and days get shorter as the nights become longer we know that fall has arrived. Fall means pumpkin themed drinks, and spooky movies, but what most people look forward to is a spooktacular holiday known as Halloween!
Halloween, while known as the night of October 31st where kids dress up and go trick or treating hasn’t always been that way. The exciting holiday began back in England where a festival known as “The Ancient Celtic festival of Samhain” would have the people dress up in costumes to ward off ghosts and spirits. Halloween: Origins and Current Traditions | ISO. Halloween was originally known under the name of “Hallows Eve”, and later became Halloween. Halloween was brought to America through the American colonists who came from England. Many of the colonists celebrated due to them being puritans and wanting to ward off the ghosts. We have our current Halloween and its traditions due to the influence of many cultures. The original tradition, while meant to ward off spirits, has become a fun holiday for people to dress up, and partake in many intriguing activities!
Our current Halloween involves some fun activities! A few popular ones include trick-or-treating, going to parties, and haunted houses. “I like celebrating with friends, and partying,” said Haran Bala. Haunted houses are fun to go to if you’re looking for a scare. It’s an exciting yet frightful experience! People dress up in spooky costumes and scare you as you go through a spooky house, or maze. Dressing up to go trick-or-treating is also extremely exciting!
People dress up in all sorts of costumes from cute to scary to go around their neighborhood and collect candy.
Costumes are a major part of Halloween. As in the original Hallows Eve people dressed up in costumes, that tradition has carried its way to our current Halloween. People dress up to scare people, go to parties, and to go trick-or-treating. The costumes vary in many different types. Some people enjoy dressing up scary, while others dress up cute. To get candy on Halloween many people believe that you must be wearing a costume. Dressing up on this fun holiday can create bonding experiences as many people dress up in duo or group costumes. You get to express an interest or just do something fun by dressing up and participating in the holiday! “It makes me happy and gives me something to look forward to.” Said Junior, Kara Congrove.
Halloween is a fun and well known holiday that has an intriguing history and origin. It’s one of the most popular holidays, and brings people together! People can dress up, get candy, and have a fun bonding experience!
