Halloween, also known as All Hallows' Eve, is celebrated annually on October 31st in many countries. This day is dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (also known as hallow) and martyrs.
Typical festive Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, attending costume parties, decorating, carving pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted house attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films.
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Pumpkin Carving
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| Pumpkin Carving Photo by Vlad Chețan |
Trick or Treating
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| Photo by Yaroslav Shuraev |
Halloween Costume
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| Photo by Charles Parker
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Halloween Candy
The popular Candy Corn
This tradition of offering candy/ food to spirits, where children pray to the dead in exchange for cakes, is a part of Celtic tradition. Later, it became a tradition to offer candy to kids on Halloween as a treat.
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| Photo by Mary Jane Duford on Unsplash |
Corn Maze
The tradition of Corn mazes existed in ancient civilizations by the Greeks, Romans, and others. In the 17th century, it became a pastime in Europe. Nowadays, these Corn Mazes have become a part of family-friendly Fall activities and are sometimes associated with Halloween as well.
The history of Haunted houses dates back to the 19th century in London, where people used illusions and attractions to scare people in the form of entertainment. Haunted house attractions are fun and scary. With the latest technology, sound effects, and motion effects, they create jump scares, making these a thrilling attraction during Halloween.
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| Photo by Ehud Neuhaus on Unsplash |
Apple Bobbing:
This is a traditional game played by kids where they have to pick apples by mouth from a tub of water with apples.
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| Photo by Peter Muscutt on Unsplash |
Watching Scary Movies:
For many, watching horror movies on Halloween is a tradition that has existed for many years.
Nowadays, I see different variations in decor like cute ghouls, funny and creepy faces, Large scary structures with sound effects, creepy objects with visual effects like lighting, smoke, etc.,
Until next time,
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