Halloween is a holiday that marks the day before the Western Christian feast of All Saints, or All Hallows, and initiates the season of Allhallowtide.
Halloween is celebrated on October 31. In much of Europe and North America, celebration of Halloween is largely nonreligious.
Halloween may have developed partially from the pre-Christian holiday Samhain, which was celebrated in early medieval Ireland
However, it seems to have developed mostly from Christian feasts of the dead from later in the Middle Ages
By the 9th century, October 31 was being celebrated as All Hallows’ Eve, later contracted to Halloween, throughout Western Christendom.
Halloween is celebrated on October 31. In much of Europe and North America, celebration of Halloween is largely nonreligious.
Halloween is celebrated with pranks, parties, costumes, and trick-or-treating.
European immigrants to the United States in the 19th century brought Halloween customs with them and helped popularize the holiday.
By the 20th century Halloween had become one of the principal holidays in the United States, especially among children.
Some would like to see Halloween held on a Saturday for safety reasons. Others, however, point out that the U.S
On November 2. By the 9th century, October 31 was being celebrated as All Hallows’ Eve, later contracted to Halloween, throughout Western Christendom.
During the Samhain festival the souls of those who had died were believed to return to visit their homes, and those who had died during the year were believed to journey to the otherworld.