| WHAT IS HALLOWEEN | | | | crazy to the core .What could be better than this. |
| Halloween, Hallowe'en, or Holloween is a holiday | | | | THE DIFFERENT NAMES |
| celebrated on the night of October 31. Halloween | | | | Another fascinating thing about Halloween is the |
| activities include trick-or-treating, ghost tours, bonfires, | | | | different names with which it is referred to. There is an |
| costume parties, visiting "haunted houses", and carving | | | | alternative spelling with which it is referred to |
| jack-o-lanterns. Irish immigrants carried versions of the | | | | Hallowe'en looks different but exciting yet. Another |
| tradition to North America in the nineteenth century. | | | | popular way in which it is referred by the saints is |
| To me the whole idea of Halloween seems to be very | | | | Samhain Pronounced as Sow-in. |
| interesting, the idea as such is on of the craziest idea | | | | In some parts of Ireland they call the celebration as |
| ever imagined. But I consider this autumn night to be | | | | Oiche Shamhna and in some other parts it is referred |
| one of the enjoyable holidays of the year. The reason | | | | to as Pooky night. This Pooky night, is referred |
| why I find this holiday to be the most enjoyable holiday | | | | because it is kept after the name of a mischievous |
| is not because of the candy perhaps it could also be | | | | spirits called as puca. |
| one of the reason, but the main reason which strikes | | | | An ethnic group of Britain referred as Celts calls the |
| me is that the whole fun to see everyone dressed in | | | | night as Allantide. |
| weird costumes. We finally get a chance to celebrate | | | | HALLOWEEN TRADITIONS ACROSS THE GLOBE |
| the other spookier side of our life. Bats, vampires, and | | | | The various traditions which are followed are almost |
| all the traditional elements create a night which has | | | | innumerable. However some of the funny traditions I |
| both the mood of fright as well as laughter. The entire | | | | would like to list are: |
| atmosphere of that night is an inexpressible event and | | | | In Mexico it is not a long established tradition. However |
| the way the kids go for trick or treat, collecting their | | | | the kids have started the tradition of trick or treat and |
| desired sweets and the adults can throw a party any | | | | they have parties with exciting themes for the older |
| moment. The entire experience of being extremely | | | | crowd. |