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By: Faith Definition Of Halloween/Description Halloween started as a simple little gathering. It was never meant to be a Holiday. Halloween, at first, was celebrated to make souls of loved ones to reach Heaven. This Holiday has been celebrated in certain cultures since the Middle Ages. It was also viewed as an important part of our life cycle. Halloween, In other words, used to be called 'The Eve Of All Saints Days' and 'Al' Hallows Eve.' Another name was 'Samahain' which had to do with the evil spirits. Halloween is a Holiday observed by children in costumes who get candy and other goods. Teenagers and children often threaten minor pranks. Halloween is mostly celebrated with Parades, Festivals, and costume party’s. If you've ever been to any of these they sometimes include carving pumpkins, ghost tours, and Haunted Attractions or Hell Houses. They can also include Bonn Fires, Divination, Firework displays, and Trick-Or-Treating which is also known as Guising. If you like playing games, Apple bobbing is one of the favorites of Halloween. Treats are another amazing part of Halloween. They usually include cookies, cupcakes, or cakes decorated in Halloween spirit to look like ghost or black cats.

Sequence Of Halloween Back in the Middle Ages Halloween did not exist in most states and was known as 'All Saints Day' and some other interesting names. Then, Hallow-tide and Halloween became under attack when British didn't allow it and said it should be banned. Most people agreed, and a lot of other states didn't even know about Halloween. Still, some others didn't listen and still celebrated. Afterwords, Halloween started being celebrated in Ireland and Scotland in the 1900s. Now, Halloween is celebrated by mostly everyone. Question and Answer Question: When was Halloween made a Holiday? Answer: In the late 18th century and the early 19th century Halloween was not yet made a Holiday. Except, by the the 20th century people started to celebrate it as an important event for everyone. Question: Who made Halloween a Holiday? Answer: The British and French started Halloween to please Samahain, (The Lord of The Dead,) However, Most Native Americans in the late 1800s didn't approve of this. Question: When were the first costumes made? Answer: Halloweens first costumes appeared in 1993 in most stores when Trick-Or-Treating and Halloween party's became popular in the USA. Resources: [|www.Wikipedia.org]  [|www.ChaCha.com]   [|www.Halloween.com]   [|www.Bbc.co.uk/halloween] =[]= =[|www.Urbanlegand.about.com]=

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