Halloween is a spooky and exhilarating time of year in Ohio. This time of year kids and adults get to carve pumpkins, go trick or treating, tell scary tales, watch blood-curdling movies and enjoy the fall weather. Trick or treating is an exciting and creative time for kids, adults and even pets! Families will decorate their homes in cobwebs, ghosts, vampires, witches, skeletons and more sinister decorations.
All Hallows’ Eve, also known as Halloween, was first celebrated by the Irish Celts. Celts believed that October 31st was the last day of summer. The Celts celebrated this change of season during a festival called Samhain. Soon after, in 43 A.D., the Romans conquered the Celts and took over their Halloween tradition. Subsequently, the Christian Church made All Soul’s Day on November 1, which celebrates the dead. The night before, October 31st, then became known as All Hallows Eve. This was because it was considered the Holy Evening before the official religious holiday that was created to honor all of the people who had died during the year.
Creative juices are always flowing in children and adult’s minds when Halloween comes around. Costumes every year are always so ingenious. They can go from chilling, horrifying costumes to valiant, crazy costumes. Kids also often dress up as favorite characters from a movie, television show or book. Even some families dress together in a theme, such as The Seven Dwarfs, Bacon and Eggs or even a group of superheros! Every year Halloween gives adults and kids a chance to be someone else. The chance to go trick or treating or attend a Halloween bash gives people an opportunity to dress up, be in a different life and just express themselves. On October 31st kids and adults get to go out and enjoy the eerie holiday known as Halloween.
Information From
http://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween
http://www.halloweenhistory.org/
http://www.americancatholic.org/Messenger/Oct2001/Family.asp
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