1. Halloween
October 31st

2. Halloween Today in the U.S.A
Halloween is an extremely popular holiday in the United States, among children and adults
Around 7 billion dollars ($7,000,000,000) was spent by Americans on the holiday in 2015
One quarter (1/4) of all the candy sold in the U.S. each year is purchased for Halloween
Both children and adults dress up in costumes to go to school and work
There are many Halloween parties, and children go Trick-or- Treating for candy

3. Origins of Halloween
Halloween is thought to have originate from the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced Sow-in)
Dates back to over 2000 years ago in area that is know Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Northern France

4. Samhain The Celtic people celebrated their new year on November 1st
It marked the end of summer and the beginning of winter
This time was often associated with death because many people became ill around this time
Because of this, they believed that on the night before, October 31st, the boundary between the living and the dead became blurred and ghosts roamed the earth

5. Samhain
The Celtic people would light large bonfires and dress up in costumes to ward off the ghosts

6. Roman Influence
When the Roman Empire conquered the Celtic territory they incorporated two Roman holidays with Samhain
In October, the Romans celebrated Feralia, a day to commemorate the passing of the dead
They also celebrated a day to honor Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruits and tress. Her symbol is the apple

7. Catholic Influence
In the eight century, Pope Gregory III designated November 1st as All Saints’ Day
All Saints’ day is a day to honor all saints and martyrs
This day eventually blended with the older Celtic traditions
October 31st became known as All Hallows’ Eve and later this became Halloween

8. Halloween in the United States
Halloween took awhile to catch on in the United States
The colonists celebrated the fall harvest festivals around this time
They also shared stories of the dead, and told ghosts stories
Many Irish immigrants came to the United States in the 19th century
They helped popularize the celebration of Halloween

9. Halloween in the United States
People began to dress up in costumes like in Celtic tradition
They would also go house to house asking for food
In the early 20th Halloween became a community centered celebration
People had neighborhood Halloween parties, and the children all Trick-or-Treated
Parties focused on games, seasonal foods, and costumes became the most popular way to celebrate

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Pumpkin carving is another extremely popular tradition around Halloween
Families can go to pumpkin patches and pick out pumpkins

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The first step is to cut the top off the pumpkin

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The next step is to scoop out the inside of the pumpkin

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The Pumpkin Seeds are a very popular snack around Halloween
They are best baked with a little salt

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The next step is to carve a design on your pumpkin

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Lastly, you place a candle in your pumpkin, put the top back on, and put it outside

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