2006-10-28 02:16:13 · 14 answers · asked by Camelyang 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Halloween
An excuse for kids to dress up and beg.
2006-10-28 02:17:08 · answer #1 · answered by Jethro 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WARNING!! Halloween is an evil holiday in which people try to cover up by handing out candy to little kids, but many teenagers go around destroying things, and many cults and witchcraft celebrate this day, so this day should not be supported in any way whatsoever, Halloween should be removed from people's calendars and condemned! Friends of Satan do not need to be assisted by recognizing their holiday! It is EVIL! Don't be a friend of Satan!
2006-10-30 14:27:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Celts, like many cultures, started every day at sunset of the night before. The first day of Samhain which is the Irish word for November was celebrated as 'Oiche na Sprideanna' (Spirit Night), the Feast of the Dead. The dead were honoured and feasted, not as the dead, but as the living spirits of loved ones and the guardians of the wisdom of the tribe. They believed that the living and the dead were at their closest on this night but that evil spirits might also attempt to collect as many souls as they could. So they disguised themselves as members of the spirit world to confuse any devils that might be about.
During the 8th century, the Christian Church was unable to get the people to stop celebrating this holiday, so, as they did with many pre-Christian feast days, they adapted them. The first day of November was designated as All Saints Day - 'All Hallows' hallow meaning holy. Thus the night before became 'All Hallows Eve' which was shortened to Hallow-e’en.
2006-10-29 10:39:14 · answer #3 · answered by alpha 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Halloween is when you dress up your kids in little costumes and go up and down streets asking for candy from other ppl and then you go home and you have a but load of candy and not all the time but usually they get very hyper.
2006-10-28 09:20:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. halloween - noun
· the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people
Synonym(s): Halloween, Hallowe%27en, Allhallows_Eve
Hypernym(s): day
2006-10-28 09:17:16 · answer #5 · answered by dumpllin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hal‧low‧een /ËhælÉËwin, -oÊËin, ËhÉl-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[hal-uh-ween, -oh-een, hol-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun the evening of October 31; the eve of All Saints' Day; Allhallows Eve: observed esp. by children in costumes who solicit treats, often by threatening minor pranks.
Also, Hal‧low‧e'en.
2006-10-28 09:17:56 · answer #6 · answered by KM 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
halloween comes once a year. Kids go out till like dark and trick or treat/get candy they make costumes or buy them. It's a fun night!!!!!!!
2006-10-28 09:26:18 · answer #7 · answered by sports_gurl_56 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a contraction of 'All Hallow's Eve', which is the day before All Hallows, also called All Saints' Day, a day to remember all those we know who have died.
2006-10-28 09:19:50 · answer #8 · answered by Jay R 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a reason for people to dress up like fantasy characters. When else can you do it? Besides a NFL game I mean....
2006-10-28 09:18:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
IT IS AN AMERICAN HOLIDAY WHERE KIDS GO OUT TO TRICK OR TREAT. THEY DRESS UP AS DIFFERENT THINGS AND THEN GO OUT TO GET CANDY. THEY USUALLY HAVE A GREAT SPECIAL ON THE HISTORY CHANNEL ABOUT THE ORIGINS ON HOLIDAY AND HOW IT HAS EVOLVED. CHECK OUT THEIR WEBSITE. PS A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL TELL YOU IT IS THE DEVIL HOLIDAY/BIRTHDAY. THAT IS A LOAD OF BULL.
2006-10-28 09:28:46 · answer #10 · answered by pmktabbycat 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋