Does Your Country Celebrate Halloween / myLot

United States

October 30, 2015 10:18am CST

I would like to know what you do on Halloween and what Country you are from. I have seen discussions about Halloween and where it originally started and wonder was it the pre-Christian Celtics as I have read somewhere. Is it Ireland, United Kingdom and Northern France who believed that the dead returned to earth on Samhain. Samhain is sometimes called the Witches' New Year. Tell us about your journey on Samhain (Halloween).

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Oshy

@TiarasOceanView (70020)

• United States

30 Oct 15

Of course here in the USA you know where I am they do. In Ireland yes, the pagans instituted it, as far as I know, Halloween originated in Ireland.

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marcyaz

@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

30 Oct 15

yes i do know where you are they do celebrate Halloween, or it originated in Ireland.

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Oshy

@TiarasOceanView (70020)

• United States

30 Oct 15

@Marcyaz Here is some history of it supposedly:

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lologirl2021 (Holly)

@lologirl2021 (5541)

• United States

30 Oct 15

I do celebrate halloween and living in the USA i believe most people do celebrate halloween. I believe that if you do celebrate and believe in holidays then you should at least participate and see the kids being happy and enjoy the time seeing happy children come up to your door saying silly things. Some kids can come up with some good costumes and get all into it which is so exciting too. My pumpkin will be lit and my porch light will be on bright shinning for every kid to come and get some candy.

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marcyaz

@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

30 Oct 15

Good i am glad to hear that kids will come to your door in their costumes and receive some goodies. I always have loved this Holiday.

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youless

@youless (114117)

• Guangzhou, China

31 Oct 15

I am from China. Halloween is not our festival. However, as time goes by, we start to celebrate more western festivals, such as Christmas. Halloween has become much more popular than before. We may not do the same but some of us like to dress up and go to the street to have some fun. The businessmen always like to have more festivals so that they can promote the sales.

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marcyaz

@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

31 Oct 15

You now celebrate Christmas and Halloween and the businessmen do like to promote festivals to provide more sales for them.

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youless

@youless (114117)

• Guangzhou, China

31 Oct 15

@Marcyaz In fact today the businessmen also think out new festivals to celebrate.

Val

@valmnz (17095)

• New Zealand

30 Oct 15

No, New Zealand does not traditionally have Halloween, though it is creeping in with young people because of exposure to American TV I guess. It has no real meaning here.

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marcyaz

@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

31 Oct 15

Sounds like it will become even more popular there with the exposure to American TV even with no meaning the young people will want to go trick and treating.

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Val

@valmnz (17095)

• New Zealand

31 Oct 15

@Marcyaz yes, but why? It's all just a commercial thing, no reason for it.

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marcyaz

@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

31 Oct 15

@valmnz That is exactly why no real reason just fun for the younger crowd, something different.

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Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (54714)

• United States

30 Oct 15

I am in the United States Of America and grew up trick or treating. My parents celebrate their anniversary the 30 th and we always have a party, Halloween theme.

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marcyaz

@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

30 Oct 15

That must be a lot of fun celebrating your parents anniversary and halloween. Was it a Trick or a Treat?

Happy Homestead

@destry (2567)

• Kirkwall, Scotland

30 Oct 15

Samhain is a Celtic / Gaelic festival dating back to the very early pagans - an observation of the passage and appreciation of the land and time. This feast and festival grew and developed when the Chrisitians wanted in on the action and conglomerated Samhain with their beliefs and created All Hallow's eve. This happened in 1556 - which, I guess you can say is the very first "Halloween". The term Halloween is a vernacular off spring of All Hallow's eve and the first written record of it comes from C.1745. The Scottish immigrants took the festival to the USA, and the festival only became mainstream between 1900 and 1910. That is a very very brief outline! There are many other aspects and events that have lead to the modern Halloween. Blessed be!

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lady Di

@lady1993 (27221)

• Philippines

31 Oct 15

we didn't really celebrate Halloween before, we just looked forward to All Saint's and All Soul's day It is not a scary holiday since it is a time when we visit our loved one's graves and reminisce the lives the lived