Halloween

The History of Halloween Why do we celebrate Halloween? When Halloween is mentioned today what comes to mind is candy, costumes, trick-or-treating, and mischief. But Halloween was celebrated very differently when it originated. The first form of Halloween was believed to originate 2,000 years ago from the Celts, who were located in what is today, Ireland, the United Kingdom and northern France. Their celebration called Samhain (pronounced Sah-ween) is translated to mean “summer’s end”, it was…

we see the word “Halloween”, what do we actually think of? I assume most of us automatically ponder about candy, costumes, pumpkins, and parties right? But have we ever actually thought of why some of our friends can’t dress up for Halloween? Probably not, the reason to this is either religious or personal beliefs (which are pretty much the same reason). Many of my friends who are Christian are forbidden to participate in this holiday because they believe that Halloween is a day to…

Halloween and Day of the Dead are thought to be similar because they’re around the same time of year, but when you look closer, the two holidays are very different. The Day of the Dead celebrates dead relatives while Halloween celebrates the end of summer. The first difference is that the Day of the Dead celebrates dead relatives; anyone who celebrates Day of the Dead sets up a shrine for their dead relative (or relatives) so that their spirit can find it’s way back to their family.…

Halloween is around the corner and this is such a major holiday for so many children. Though it may be filled with talks of scary ghosts and goblins, most children are excited about the costumes and loads of candy they'll receive. Since the fun costumes are a major part of the holiday, it's important to find an awesome one. However, the prices for a typical costume in the costume stores can run pretty high. Thankfully, there are different tricks and tips to get around the high price tag.…

treat means will tell you that it means give me a treat or i will play a trick on you. On halloween even if the kids do get treats they might toliet paper houses, soap the neighbor's windows, or chalk their best friends vehicle. Halloween actually came to America when European immigrants began coming to United States. They brought customs, traditions, superstitions, and religious practices, including halloween. Although the Europeans…

the American holiday of Halloween are two different holidays that often confuse people to be the same thing. One of the many differences is that Day of the Dead and Halloween are celebrated for two different periods of time. Another difference is that Halloween and Day of the Dead are celebrated for two totally different reasons. One final difference is that the two holidays use of skeletons are very different. So, despite the few similarities, Dia de los Muertos and Halloween are very unique…

Compare and Contrast: Day of the Dead and Halloween At the very end of October, countries around the world celebrate holidays such as El Dia de los Muertos and Halloween or traditions like them. While they have many differences depending on the customs from place to place they also have many similarities. El Dia de los Muertos, translated to “the Day of the Dead”, is a Mexican holiday that takes place from October 31st to November 2nd. It began about 3,000 years ago where rituals and…

In today's world wiccans and other Neopagans have Samhain and it is the biggest Sabbat that they celebrate. Samhain is also known to many as Halloween, Samhain is a time to remember your ancestors and is when their spirits to come to you. Samhain is a time when the veil between worlds are thin and the other world meaning the dead can pass through such as your ancestors,before this is just a stop for them before they head of to the summerlands.As the day comes family extra chairs we put in place…

include Halloween, 300 and Frozen. They all contain different types of Criticism. The movie Halloween has two different types of criticism, feminist criticism and reader-response criticism. Secondly, in the movie 300 the type of criticism used is reader-response criticism. Finally, from the movie Frozen the type of criticism used is psychoanalytic criticism. I will provide examples of why I feel these types of criticism are used in each of these movies. In the first video, the movie Halloween…

It was a clear Saturday night, full of excitement and anticipation. Two teenage brothers, Chip and Zander, were headed to one of the biggest Halloween parties in the county. Chip dressed up as a mechanic, and Zander went as a zombie based from the television show, The Walking Dead. Their mother had given them strict instructions to be home by midnight as she wanted to ensure they would make it home safe before the night became too crazy. Even though the boys were having a great time dancing,…