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    Halloween is a tradition that goes back to an old Celtic festival called Samuin, which is the practice of wearing costumes in celebration of the end of the year as they celebrated a new year on November first. During Samuin people dressed up to impersonate the evil spirits. The Celtics believed that the end of the year which is October 31st, the living and dead world would overlap. This resulted in the dead having access to roam earth again. So by people dressing up in costumes they were trying…

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    In the early Christian church, Halloween was a day for remembrance of martyrs, which is also called All Saints Day. All Hallows Eve, was the day before All Saints Day which began that time of remembrance. Presently, Halloween had become mostly a secular holiday. A time when kids dress up in a costume of their favorite fantasy character or a hero, and go door to door collecting candy. Although that might not sound so bad, kids now sometimes dress up as devils, vampires, and other evil characters…

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    Truly, the word Halloween is a withdrawal from the expression "All Hallows Even," which implies the day preceding All Hallows Day (better known as All Saints' Day) .Just like Diwali, Ramadan, or New Year’s day, Halloween is praised nearly in each nation, regardless of the fact that the festival mainly celebrates just outside traits, for example, pumpkins, outfits, and youngsters requesting confections. Despite the fact that the introductory significance of Halloween had a great deal to do with…

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    Halloween movies are a perfect way to spend some quality time with the whole family and get them in a spook-tacular mood. With the right creepy snacks and maybe a Halloween trick here and there, a movie premiere of Halloween classics is sure to get everyone feeling the shivers down their backs. For your holiday movie marathon needs, we have compiled a list of six classic thrillers and spooky films that everyone will enjoy!What better way to kick off the Halloween movie marathon than with this…

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    While Halloween might have once had its basis in religion, it's now a time where people dress up to scare each other. Children dress up in costumes and trick-or-treat around their neighborhood. Adults and teenagers might visit Halloween attractions like haunted houses, Halloween parades and haunted hayrides. In most cases, the attractions start around the beginning of October. Haunted Trails A haunted trail usually happens in the forest or woods. It can also happen in an empty theme park. The…

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    called cultural synthesis and it is responsible for many holidays, such as Halloween. When two cultures combine, they have a surge in technologic advancements due to the sharing of cultures. When this happens, a single trait evolves to multiple traits, leading to cultural complexity. Cultural complexity happens all over the world when regions are connected to one another. This is prominent during Halloween. Halloween started as a day to honor the dead in Europe, then was spread…

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    There I was, with my friends Kevin ,Kyjon ,Parrish, Isaiah, and Nigel. The date was October 31, a Halloween night. “ You guys ready to get tons of candy” ? Kevin said. “You know it, I replied back. We all went candy hunting. It was a breezy foggy night with children walking in their devastating costume and with them having plastic candy bags around their arms. “ Hey, I bet I can get more candy than you guys” Kyjon said with a smirk on his face. “Yeah sureeee” Isaiah said nearly hollering.…

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    known as Halloween. I am at my grandma’s house after school with my cousin Vivian. Halloween was my absolute favorite holiday. It used to be my favorite holiday, until this little incident occurred. Since I loved this holiday, I tried to make the most out of my day. Vivian and I had no idea what to do at the time. We were bored out of our minds. She suggested that we a scary movie to get more into the Halloween spirit. We surfed the channels to see what was on T.V. at the moment. Halloween…

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    Halloween was not Supposed to be like that, it was supposed to be more like when I was a kid. Houses would be decorated jack-o'-lanterns would be sitting near doors and people would go trick-or-treating making sure to hit each and every house.Irony several including a skeleton crash test dummy a ninja and of mine. Even in an ice cream cone the year before this Photograph was taken I still manage to go out for the holiday. I had a ton of homework that night Nightwing biology Civics and economics…

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    It was my favorite time of the year. October which means scary costumes, candy, spooky movies, and the best part is I get to go to my grandparents cabin in the woods. I get to go with my 6 friends Jacob, Soucy, Lucy, Carmen, Ryan, and Sharlissa. We get to stay there the whole day of Halloween. Last year was amazing we stayed up all night eating candy and watching movies in the dark with only candles lit. This year is going to be way better we are going to dress up as the living dead and scare…

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