we dont have halloween in our country and i want to know why do people wear strange clothes and what is the story brhaind it ?
2006-10-17 07:47:18 · 10 answers · asked by sadako302 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Halloween
many say is to celebrate for the dead but this article goes further back than that and has a lot of explantion to it http://www.history.com/minisites/halloween/viewPage?pageId=713
2006-10-17 07:58:23 · answer #1 · answered by tx_blonde_27 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it started out as a celebration of All hallow's eve, which is the night before All Saint's day. The costumes are supposedly to scare off any spirits that might be about. It is mostly just a traditional holiday when the kids dress up in costumes and go door to door asking for "trick or treat". If you give them a treat a(candy) they won't pull any tricks on you. Some people feel that it is a satanic holiday, but I think it is mostly a time for kids to dress up and have fun. Some people do pull pranks, but it is mostly harmless stuff like throwing water balloons or toilet papering someone's house. Now days it's not really safe to go trick or treat from house to house especially in cities. Most people trick or treat at the mall or just at homes of people they know.
2006-10-17 15:01:01 · answer #2 · answered by kat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Halloween’s roots, although not found in the Bible, can be traced back to a pagan origin. The pre-Christian Egyptians, Greeks and Romans all celebrated a festival for the dead. These ancients believed that on these occasions the spirits of the dead returned; therefore food was left for them and lamps were kept burning so they would not lose their way.
2006-10-18 16:11:22 · answer #3 · answered by free2bcray_z 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's another link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween
It's one of those things that started out as one thing and evolved over the years into something else.
What country are from that you don't have Halloween?
2006-10-17 15:46:29 · answer #4 · answered by Sephra 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Supposedly we got the idea from the Day of the Dead a holiday in I think South America
2006-10-17 14:53:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm attaching a link that will answer your question.
http://www.history.com/minisites/halloween/viewPage?pageId=713
2006-10-17 15:00:00 · answer #6 · answered by Cassmore 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, first off, it's fun. And relatively harmless. I mean, candy, dress-up and cool weather are all good things.
2006-10-17 14:53:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its the one night of the year that the dead can come back. its fun. kids dress up and go door to door and collect candy. nothing wrong with it
2006-10-17 14:56:05 · answer #8 · answered by di05712 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Becasue we think its cool and weird and one day 4 creeps!!
2006-10-17 15:28:17 · answer #9 · answered by snazzyxjazzy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try searching for the history channel . com .... *
2006-10-17 16:10:45 · answer #10 · answered by dechick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋