Name: All About Halloween for Kids | 31 October | History of Halloween | Halloween Traditions | Twinkl USA
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Halloween is the second most popular holiday in the United States, second only to Christmas.

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It is an annual holiday that takes place every year on October 31st.

Halloween is best known as a time of trick or treating,

dressing up in costume, visiting haunted houses,

telling scary stories, and so so much more.

Halloween is said to have originated from the ancient Celtic festival called Samhain,

which marked the end of the harvest season.

They believed that the festival would make their gods happy so that they would protect their families and crops during the long hard winter that was to come.

At the harvest festival, they wore costumes and feasted together.

The name Halloween comes from a short informed of All Hallows Eve.

Christians traditionally called October 31st All Hallows Eve.

This is because October 31st is the day before All Saints Day or All Hallows Day.

Over the years, All Hallows Eve became widely known as Halloween.

A long time ago, some people believed that ghosts walked the streets on Halloween night and they were scared to meet them.

Those people began to wear masks to fool the ghosts into believing that they were other spirits.

Soon after, people started to wear costumes to go with the masks.

Today, people have fun dressing up in costumes such as their favorite movie monster or TV character.

Many years ago, people were not just afraid of meeting ghosts on Halloween night,

they were also terrified that ghosts or spirits would come into their homes.

They began leaving bowls of food outside their doors to scare the ghosts from entering.

Over time, people became less fearful of the old ghost stories and started eating the treats themselves.

Some people say that was how trick or treating began.

Today, children and teenagers dress up in costumes and knock on neighbors' doors, saying, "Trick or treat."

Adults pass out candy or other tasty treats, which are usually collected in a bucket or bag.

Carved pumpkins are called Jack-o'-lanterns.

A long time ago, people kept Jack-o'-lanterns outside their homes on Halloween night to scare away evil spirits.

Today, people carve all sorts of silly or spooky faces into pumpkins as decoration.

In the United States, there is a growing trend for a second second Halloween celebration.

Halloween in July is an extra special day for Halloween fans to celebrate the festivities twice in one year.

For more resources and ideas on how to celebrate Halloween, head to twinkle.com.