2007-09-18 20:11:59 · 5 answers · asked by merly h 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Thanksgiving
(-: I'm smiling because you posted this in the Thanksgiving section.
Halloween, today, is mostly a chance for small children to dress up in costume and ask their neighbors for treats. It's also a chance for adults to exchange greeting cards with cute pumpkins and cats on them. It's a great chance to do crafts involving pumpkins, black cats and scary creatures. And it's a wonderful outlet for people with good imaginations.
I don't think it's only celebrated in the USA. In the past few years, it's been a "merchants' holiday" in Japan -- meaning, you can go to stores and buy Halloween candy, decorations and costumes. (-: But those Japanese just love any excuse to party! And you have to admit, there are lots of really great Japanese monsters.
I'm pretty sure some other countries celebrate Halloween to some extent or the other. Originally, it was a holiday called "Samhain" that honored the dead. Almost every culture has one day (or more) that honors the dead, so it's not that unusual of a concept.
2007-09-18 20:22:49 · answer #1 · answered by Madame M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Halloween is not only celebrated in the USA - Halloween is now celebrated in parts of the western world, most commonly in Ireland, the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom and sometimes in Australia and New Zealand. In recent years, the holiday has also been celebrated in parts of Western Europe.
Halloween, is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. Traditional activities include trick-or-treating, costume parties, viewing horror films, visiting "haunted houses", and participating in traditional autumn activities such as hayrides (which may have "haunted" themes).
2007-09-21 10:32:53 · answer #2 · answered by The Corinthian 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in the UK and we celebrate Hallowe'en too. Maybe not to the scale as the Americans but we do trick and treat and parties. Last year I went to a witches brew party where we all had to take the ingredients for a potion, more commonly known as a cocktail! hehe! Or should I say 'cackle cackle'!
2007-09-18 23:02:17 · answer #3 · answered by Gillian A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All Hallowed's Eve, witching hour, etc. Mostly for children now, but I believe it had pagan roots. Of course, some church people cannot tolerate it.
2007-09-18 20:17:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
we're all sadists!
2007-09-21 05:04:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋