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HALLOWEEN Halloween (also spelled Hallowe'en) is an annual holiday celebrated on October 31 Halloween (also spelled Hallowe'en) is an annual holiday celebrated on October 31holidayOctober 31holidayOctober 31

The day is often associated with orange and black, and is strongly associated with symbols like the jack-o'-lantern. Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, wearing costumes and attending costume parties, ghost tours, bonfires, pranks, reading scary stories, and watching horror films. The day is often associated with orange and black, and is strongly associated with symbols like the jack-o'-lantern. Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, wearing costumes and attending costume parties, ghost tours, bonfires, pranks, reading scary stories, and watching horror films.jack-o'-lanterntrick-or-treating costumescostume parties ghost toursbonfireshorror filmsjack-o'-lanterntrick-or-treating costumescostume parties ghost toursbonfireshorror films

Halloween costumes are traditionally those of monsters such as ghosts, skeletons, witches and devils. They are said to be used to scare off demons. Costumes are also based on characters from television shows, movies, and other pop culture icons. Halloween costumes are traditionally those of monsters such as ghosts, skeletons, witches and devils. They are said to be used to scare off demons. Costumes are also based on characters from television shows, movies, and other pop culture icons. witchestelevision showsmoviespop culture witchestelevision showsmoviespop culture

FOODS Because the holiday comes in the wake of the annual apple harvest, candy apples (known as toffee apples outside North America), caramel or taffy apples are a common Halloween treat made by rolling whole apples in a sticky sugar syrup, sometimes followed by rolling them in nuts. Because the holiday comes in the wake of the annual apple harvest, candy apples (known as toffee apples outside North America), caramel or taffy apples are a common Halloween treat made by rolling whole apples in a sticky sugar syrup, sometimes followed by rolling them in nuts.candy applescaramel or taffy apples nutscandy applescaramel or taffy apples nuts

Pumpkin pie is a traditional North American sweet dessert, a tradition during the fall and early winter especially for Thanksgiving and Christmas. The pumpkin is a symbol of harvest time and featured also at Halloween Pumpkin pie is a traditional North American sweet dessert, a tradition during the fall and early winter especially for Thanksgiving and Christmas. The pumpkin is a symbol of harvest time and featured also at HalloweenNorth Americandessertfall ThanksgivingChristmasHalloweenNorth Americandessertfall ThanksgivingChristmasHalloween

The pie consists of a pumpkin-based custard, ranging in colour from orange to brown, baked in a single pie shell, rarely with a top crust. The pie is generally flavored with nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves and ginger. The pie consists of a pumpkin-based custard, ranging in colour from orange to brown, baked in a single pie shell, rarely with a top crust. The pie is generally flavored with nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves and ginger.piepumpkin custardnutmegcinnamonclovesgingerpiepumpkin custardnutmegcinnamonclovesginger

CUSTOMS Unmarried women were told that if they sat in a darkened room and gazed into a mirror on Halloween night, the face of their future husband would appear in the mirror. However, if they were destined to die before marriage, a skull would appear. The custom was widespread enough to be commemorated on greeting cards from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Unmarried women were told that if they sat in a darkened room and gazed into a mirror on Halloween night, the face of their future husband would appear in the mirror. However, if they were destined to die before marriage, a skull would appear. The custom was widespread enough to be commemorated on greeting cards from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.skullgreeting cardsskullgreeting cards

In this Halloween greeting card from 1904, divination is depicted: the young woman looking into a mirror in a darkened room hopes to catch a glimpse of the face of her future husband In this Halloween greeting card from 1904, divination is depicted: the young woman looking into a mirror in a darkened room hopes to catch a glimpse of the face of her future husbandgreeting carddivinationgreeting carddivination

Trick-or-treating and guising Trick-or-treating is a customary celebration for children on Halloween. Children go in costume from house to house, asking for treats such as candy or sometimes money, with the question, "Trick or treat?" Trick-or-treating is a customary celebration for children on Halloween. Children go in costume from house to house, asking for treats such as candy or sometimes money, with the question, "Trick or treat?"candy

The word "trick" refers to a threat to perform mischief on the homeowners or their property if no treat is given. In some parts of Ireland and Scotland children still go guising. In this custom the child performs some sort of show, i.e. sings a song or tells a ghost story, in order to earn their treats. The word "trick" refers to a threat to perform mischief on the homeowners or their property if no treat is given. In some parts of Ireland and Scotland children still go guising. In this custom the child performs some sort of show, i.e. sings a song or tells a ghost story, in order to earn their treats.