terça-feira, 24 de outubro de 2017

All about Halloween and a guide to do a good Halloween

When is Halloween?
October 31. The last day of October.


What is Halloween?
Halloween is the evening before the Christian holy days of All Hallows' Day (also known as All Saints' or Hallowmas) on 1 November and All Souls' Day on 2 November, thus giving the holiday on 31 October the full name of All Hallows' Eve (meaning the evening before All Hallows' Day).


Why do we celebrate Halloween?
Straddling the line between fall and winter, plenty and paucity, life and death, Halloween is a time of celebration and superstition. It is thought to have originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off roaming ghosts.


How did Halloween start and why?
The history of Halloween - how it all started. Halloween began as the festival of Samhain. It was part of the ancient Celtic religion in Britain and other parts of Europe. At the end of summer, the Celts thought the barrier between our world and the world of ghosts and spirits got really thin.


When wast the first Halloween?
Ancient Origins of Halloween. Halloween's origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom and northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1.


How is it Halloween celebrated?
Many Americans celebrate the traditions of Halloween by dressing in costumes and telling tales of witches and ghosts. Pumpkins are carved into glowering jack-o'-lanterns. Children parade from house to house, knocking on doors and calling out "Trick or treat!" hoping to have their bags filled with candy.


What does trick or treat mean?
A children's custom of calling at houses at Halloween with the threat of pranks if they are not given a small gift (often used as a greeting by children doing this).


What time does trick or treating start?
Here is when to flip on the porch light or take your kids out for Halloween trick-or-treating on Oct. 31. As more trick-or-treat times are determined, we will update this list. What time does trick-or-treating start? Indianapolis and the surrounding communities start trick-or-treating for Halloween between 5 and 6 p.m.


How old is too old to trick or treat?
FiveThirtyEight and Survey Monkey found that more than half of people who celebrate Halloween think kids should stop going door-to-door at some point between ages 12 and 15. Also—Bathurst city council, take note—people generally agree that trick-or-treating should start at 6 p.m. and end at 9 p.m.


What should I be for Halloween?
The most commons disguises are the current super-heroes or characters on a current movie, or characters that people really like.


What are the most common decorations used on Halloween?
Stickers, Picture frames, Curtains, Candrles, Pumpkins, Bones, Spider webs, Fog machine, Scary Sounds.


Sources: www.history.com, www.bbc.co.uk, https://en.wikipedia.org, http://www.americaslibrary.gov, https://www.indystar.com, http://www.newsweek.com

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