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HalloweenisanautumnholidaythatAmericanscelebrateeveryyear.Itmeansholyevening,anditcomeseveryOctober31,theeveningbeforeAllSaints‘Day.However,itisnotreallyachurchholiday,itisaholidayforchildrenmainly.
Everyautumn,whenthevegetablesarereadytoeat,childrenpicklargeorangepumpkins.Thentheycutfacesinthepumpkinsandputaburningcandleinside.Itlooksasiftherewereapersonlookingoutofthepumpkin!Theselightsarecalledjack-o‘-lanterns,whichmeansJackofthelantern.
ThechildrenalsoputonstrangemasksandfrighteningcostumeseveryHalloween.Somechildrenpainttheirfacestolooklikemonsters.Thentheycarryboxesorbagsfromhousetohouse.Everytimetheycometoanewhouse,theysay,Trickortreat!Moneyoreat!Thegrown-upsputtreat-moneyorcandyintheirbags.
Notonlychildren,butmostgrown-upsalsoloveHalloweenandHalloweenpartiesbecauseonthisday,theycandisguisethemselvesaspersonagesorghostastheirimaginationswillleadthem.Thisbringthemthesatisfactionofbeingyoung.
OnestoryaboutJack,anIrishman,whowasnotallowedintoHeavenbecausehewasstingywithhismoney.Sohewassenttohell.ButdownthereheplayedtricksontheDevil(Satan),sohewaskickedoutofHellandmadetowalktheearthforevercarryingalantern.Well,IrishchildrenmadeJack'slanternsonOctober31stfromalargepotatoorturnip,hollowedoutwiththesideshavingholesandlitbylittlecandlesinside.AndIrishchildrenwouldcarrythemastheywentfromhousetohousebeggingforfoodforthevillageHalloweenfestivalthathonoredtheDruidgodMuckOlla.TheIrishnamefortheselanternswas"Jackwiththelantern"or"Jackofthelantern,"abbreviatedas"Jack-o'-lantern"andnowspelled"jack-o-lantern."ThetraditionalHalloweenyoucanreadaboutinmostbookswasjustchildren'sfunnight.HalloweencelebrationswouldstartinOctoberineveryelementaryschool.
HalloweenisanobservancecelebratedonthenightofOctober31,mostnotablybychildrendressingincostumesandgoingdoor-to-doorcollectingcandy.ItiscelebratedinmuchoftheWesternworld,thoughmostcommonintheUnitedStates,MostotherWesterncountrieshaveembracedHalloweenasapartofAmericanpopcultureinthelate20thcentury.
So,althoughsomecultsmayhaveadoptedHalloweenastheirfavorite"holiday,"thedayitselfdidnotgrowoutofevilpractices.ItgrewoutoftheritualsofCeltscelebratinganewyear,andoutofMedievalprayerritualsofEuropeans.Andtoday,evenmanychurcheshaveHalloweenpartiesorpumpkincarvingeventsforthekids.Afterall,thedayitselfisonlyasevilasonecarestomakeit.