Halloween

Halloween is a festival that is celebrated annually on the 31st of October and is also referred to as the ‘All Hollows Day’ or ‘All Saints Day’. The festival has its roots in the Celtic beliefs of Samhain and is sometimes regarded as the Celtic New Year. It was a popular belief among the ancient Celts that on the occasion of Halloween spirits of dead visite the earth .To avert the possible danger that these spirits might cause on the living world, people put on different types of costumes and parade through the streets making loud noise and chaos.

Gradually, the customs and traditions of the festival became popular among the ancient Romans It is from this region that the modern day tradition of bobbling for apples became associated with the Festival (apple being the symbol of the Roman goddess Pomona). It is only during the 1840’s that the festival was introduced in the States by the Irish immigrants who fled their country to escape from the disastrous potato famine. Today, Halloween is one of the most popular festivals celebrated by people all over the world. However, the rituals and traditions of the festival vary from place to place. Each region has their own unique way of celebrating the festival

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