Okay im 11 and i need to know why would anyone celebrate a holiday for the dead while dressing up and haveing fun? I use to like it but now......
2006-10-27 12:39:02 · 6 answers · asked by Shelby 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Halloween
It's not a holiday for dead people, silly! It's All-Saints Day!
2006-10-27 12:43:16 · answer #1 · answered by rebecca_sld 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In Latin American culture, the Day of the Dead (DÃa de los muertos) is a celebration on Nov. 1st to honor the dead. Someday you will lose someone you love to death. For me, it's my grandfather. I think it's great to celebrate and honor the memory of our cherished dead loved ones. Halloween is a fun holiday, more so than Day of the Dead, but I don't see anything wrong or creepy about either one. It's my favorite holiday (Halloween).
2006-10-27 19:42:54 · answer #2 · answered by nido_tr3s 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was actually an old pagan thing which people carved gourds to drive the evil spirits away. They left food out TREAT to appease the spirits in not doing stuff to them like a TRICK.
People started to dress up to fool the spirits in not bothering them. I guess if you dressed up and saw food sitting out you just helped yourself. So some people started to ask for the food or they would trick you. Catholics changed it to become All saints day. They have always done this.
Since people stop believing in the Bogey man they used the holiday for fun!
Trick or treat.
2006-10-27 19:56:52 · answer #3 · answered by daysky3 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Halloween, or All Hallows Eve is a celebration where you dress up to keep the dead and evil spirits from coming to cause you harm..
easiest way for me to explain it
2006-10-27 19:42:07 · answer #4 · answered by The Chesire Cat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well,i think of halloween as...scaring people,dressing up,and getting free candy from people. i dont believen it but i still dress up and trick or treat! its ok if you dont now y we celerbrate it......i dont now either.
2006-10-27 20:03:38 · answer #5 · answered by datgirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And besides, how many people actually know that?
2006-10-27 19:44:22 · answer #6 · answered by Elizabeth 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋