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