🍬Do you know why Halloween Started?🍬
Halloween is a really fun holiday filled with many frightening adventures, costumes and sweets! However, do you know why we celebrate such a fun holiday? A long time ago, many cultures around the world would celebrate the end of harvest season by giving to their ancestors as a way to thank them and for continued protection over the winter season. Now -a-days this has become known as All Saints Day and Day of the Dead. These days fall on November 1st and November 2nd. All saints day is a catholic holiday celebrating the Catholic saints, and Day of the Dead is like Obon in Japan! This is when Ancestors visit your home, eat, drink, and finally return to the world of the dead.
Because the spirits of the dead are able to travel to our world, many bad and evil spirits are also able to sneak into our world. We celebrate Halloween to hide from these evil spirits! This is why we wear costumes!
These days, kids walk around neighborhoods wearing costumes and ask each house 'trick or treat!' Many houses put up decorations and give kids candy or even money! If a participating home does not give candy, the kids are allowed to do a small trick on the house.
What do you think of Halloween now? Wouldn't you like to go Trick or Treating now too?!
