Well done to Ms Dunne's class for doing very insightful and interesting projects on the History of Halloween.
Halloween is a fun holiday celebrated in many countries on October 31. It is the evening before the Christian holiday of All Hallows' Day. Halloween marks the beginning of Allhallowtide, a time for Christians to remember the dead, including saints and loved ones. Today, many people know Halloween as a time for spooky fun, costumes, and candy.
Some believe that Halloween's traditions came from ancient Celtic harvest festivals, like the Gaelic festival of Samhain. These festivals had pagan roots. Others think Halloween started as a purely Christian holiday. For centuries, Irish and Scottish immigrants brought their Halloween customs to North America.
From there, American culture helped spread Halloween traditions around the world.
Popular Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, going to costume parties, and carving pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns. People also light bonfires, play games like apple bobbing, visit haunted attractions, tell scary stories, and watch horror movies. For some Christians, it is a religious evening involving church services and prayer.