Halloween

This week lots of people will make the preparations for the second most celebrated party around the world (after Christmas),which winning billions of dollars every year. I'm talking about Halloween. But, appart from customs and costumes, everybody knows his origin? The term of 'Halloween' becomes of the name ‘All Hallows Eve’ which means the evening before ‘All Saints Day’. This finally ended in the actual name of Halloween.  This day is celebrated on October 31st  and also is characterized by a series of customs and activities. On one hand, one custom very  known is named  ’trick-or-treating’. This custom dates back to the Middle Ages when poor people went door to door in Hallowmas (November 1), to receive food in return for prayers for the dead on All Souls Day. The children of today  go door to door asking for food, in this case they want candies. On the other hand, the custom of wearing costumes and masks in Halloween goes back to the Celtic traditions of attempting to appease evil spirits. Now we know something more about their history. Thus, all that we need is wear a costume that  scary (or not) and go out to ask for candies and spend a good time with our friends.