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Halloween or
Hallowe'en (
/ˌhæləˈwiːn, -oʊˈiːn, ˌhɑːl-/; a contraction of "All
Hallows'
Evening"),
[6] also known as
Allhalloween,
[7] All Hallows' Eve,
[8] or
All Saints' Eve,
[9] is a yearly celebration
observed in a number of countries on 31 October, the eve of the
Western Christian feast of
All Hallows' Day. It initiates the
three-day religious observance of
Allhallowtide,
[10] the time in the
liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including
saints (hallows),
martyrs, and all the faithful departed believers.
[11] Within Allhallowtide, the traditional focus of All Hallows' Eve revolves around the theme of using "humor and ridicule to confront the power of death."
[12]
According to many scholars, All Hallows' Eve is a
Christianized feast initially influenced by
Celtic harvest festivals,
[2][13] with possible
pagan roots, particularly the
Gaelic Samhain.
[8][14][15] Other scholars maintain that it originated independently of Samhain and has solely Christian roots.
[2][16]
Typical festive Halloween activities include
trick-or-treating (or the related "
guising"), attending
costume parties,
decorating, carving
pumpkins into
jack-o'-lanterns, lighting
bonfires,
apple bobbing, visiting
haunted attractions, playing
pranks, telling scary stories and watching
horror films. In many parts of the world, the Christian religious observances of All Hallows' Eve, including attending
church services and lighting
candles on the
graves of the dead, remain popular,
[17][18][19] although in other locations, these solemn customs are less pronounced in favor of a more commercialized and secularized celebration.
[20][21][22] Because many Western Christian denominations encourage, although most no longer require,
abstinence from meat on All Hallows' Eve,
[23][24] the tradition of eating certain
vegetarian foods for this
vigil day developed, including the consumption of
apples,
colcannon,
cider,
potato pancakes, and
soul cakes.
[24][25][26]
Halloween - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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