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HalloweenHalloweenisanannualholiday.Itiscelebratedonthe31stofOctober.ItwasanancientCelticfestival.ButnowitistheChristianholiday-AllSaints'Day.TheancientCeltsbelievedthattheborderbetweenthisworldandtheOtherworldbecamethinonthisdayandspirits(bothharmlessandharmful)couldpassthrough.

Thefamily'sancestorswerehonoredandinvitedhomewhileharmfulspiritswerewardedoff.TheCeltsthoughtthatonHalloweenthewitchescameout.Astheywereafraidofthewitchestheyputondifferentclothesandpaintedtheirfacestodeceivetheevilspirits.

Theyalsoplacedfoodandsmallgiftsnearthedoorsoftheirhousesforthewitches.Halloweencostumesaretraditionallymonsters,ghosts,skeletons,witchesanddevils.Theywereworntoscareoffevilspirits.

Witcheshavealonghistory.Legendstellthatwitchesgather,arrivingonbroomsticks,tocelebrateaparty.

Superstitionstellthatwitchescastspellsonunsuspectingpeople,transformthemselvesintodifferentforms.

THEWITCHESCALDRON

"Eyeofnewt,andtoeoffrog,

Woolofbat,andtongueofdog"

"Adder'sfork,andblind-worm'ssting,

Lizard'sleg,andowlet'swing"

"Foracharmofpowerfultrouble,

Likeahell-brothboilandbabble"

"Double,double,toilandtrouble,

Fireburn,andcaldronbubble"

WilliamShakespeare

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AsymbolofHalloweenisJack-o-lantern.

Accordingtofolklore,

Jack-o-lanterngothisnamefromamannamedJack.

Heplayedjokeswiththedevilandwaspunishedforit.

Thereisatraditionoftrick-or-treatingonHalloween.

Childrengofromhousetohouse,askingfortreatssuchascandyormoney,withthequestion,"Trickortreat?"

Sometimeschildrenperformsomesortoftricks,singsongsortellsghoststoriestoearntheirtreats.MenuWitchesBrewChocolateSpidersGingerbreadGhostsScaryFacedPizzasVampirePunchWitchesFingersCandiedApplesPumpkinChipsAcandleinsideJack-o-lanternkeepsevilspiritsanddemonsaway.

Ifacandlesuddenlygoesout,itisbelievedthataghosthascome.

AlwaysburnnewcandlesonHalloween.

Ifapersonlightscandleatmidnightandletsitburnuntilsunrise,itwillbringgoodluck.

ItisnotagoodideatoburnHalloweencandlesatanyothertimeoftheyear.Itmaybringbadluck.

SuperstitionsTowardoffevilspiritsyoushouldwalkaroundyourhomebackwardsthreetimes.

IfyouhearfootstepsbehindyouonHalloweennight,donotturnaroundtoseewhoitis.

ItisconsideredthatapersonwasbornonHalloweencouldseeandtalktospirits.

IfyouseeaspideronHalloween,itcouldbethespiritofadead.

SuperstitionsManysuperstitionshaveevolvedaboutblackcats.Itwasbelievedthatwitchescouldchangeintocats.

Somepeoplealsobelievedthatcatswerethespiritsofthedead.

Oneofthebestknown