Celebrations

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Halloween is a festival in autumn that is celebrated in many countries around the world.

It is celebrated on 31 October every year. It is also known as All Hallows’ Eve or All Saints’ Eve and has a long tradition.

In the old days, people believed that the spirits of the dead walked the earth at Halloween. Ghosts of family members were invited home and bad spirits were scared off.

Today, many adults attend costume parties, go on ghost tours, visit haunted houses or watch horror films at Halloween.

Traditional Halloween activities for kids include wearing costumes, carving pumpkin lanterns (called jack-o’-lanterns), telling scary stories and playing tricks on people.

Children often dress up in costumes and do trick-or-treating, that means they go from house to house and ask for sweets.

Popular Halloween costumes include witches, vampires, skeletons, werewolves and ghosts.