Happy Halloween! :)

Halloween is also known as All Hallows' Eve and it is celebrated on October the 31st. It is a time of remembering the dead. Typical festive Halloween activities include:

• Trick-or-treating
• Going to costume parties
• Decorating
• Carving Pumpkins into jack-o-lanterns
• Lighting bonfires
• Apple bobbing
• Visiting haunted houses
• Playing pranks
• Telling scary stories
• Watching horror films

The word Halloween or Hallowe'en dates to about 1745 and is of Christian origin. The word 'Halloween' means 'hallowed evening' or 'holy evening'. Halloween was not like now along time ago. People did not trick-or-treat or do other stuff that we do now. This tradition of trick-or-treating was invented by the Americans. A long time ago this day was named Samhain (pronounced Sah-ween) by the Celtic people. It was the biggest holiday of the year for the Celtic people. They believed that the souls of dead people could mingle with the living and also cross to the underworld. On this day had a festival sacrificing many objects, such as animals, fruits and vegetables. They also lit bonfires in honor of the dead, to help them on their journey and keep them away from the living. On this day many creatures were abroad, ghosts, fairies and demons; creatures of the night and darkness. For more information go here: http://inventors.about.com/od/sstartinventions/a/Samhain.htm