- Halloween is celebrated on October 31st.
- The name "Halloween" means "hallowed" or "holy evening" because it happens the day before All Saints Day.
- It is often called the children's New Year’s Eve because children dress up in costumes, eat a lot, and stay up late.
- Children wear makeup and colorful costumes like witches, ghosts, skeletons, or characters from TV, movies, and storybooks.
- Some costumes are homemade; others are bought in stores.
- Children go door to door saying “trick or treat” and receive candy, cookies, fruit, or money.
- Homes, stores, and classrooms are decorated in orange and black with scary decorations such as witches, black cats, ghosts, skeletons, and jack-o’-lanterns.
- Jack-o’-lanterns are carved pumpkins placed on doorways and windows to scare away evil spirits.
- Horror movies and ghost stories are shown on TV on Halloween.
- Adults and older children celebrate with parades, festivals, and costume parties.
- A popular game for children is bobbing for apples — apples are placed in tubs of water, and players try to get them using only their mouths.
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