The Halloween Days

The last day of October is Halloween. This is a festival that starts on the evening of October 31 until midnight. On this occasion, children and teenagers are allowed to wear "Halloween costumes" to go from door to door, knock on doors to receive candy, and congratulate... According to custom, children often carry lanterns made of pumpkin peels, chiseled in the shape of a human face, ... Halloween parties often revolve around topics such as luck in the world, stories about ghosts and witches. Although this is a big festival taking place in countries around the world but few people know the origin of this festival. This book will help you explain that. Inside, you'll find the stories of Halloween, Trick or Treating, Aliens, Black Cats, Devils, Fortune Telling, Frankenstein's Monster, Ghosts, Ghouls, Goblins, Headless Horsemen, Jack O'Lanterns, Mad Scientists, Mad Slashers and Psychos, Men In Black, Mummies, Robots, Scarecrows, Skeletons, Vampires, Werewolves, Witches and Zombies.

There are so many interesting and unanswered questions about Halloween: Why do we celebrate Halloween? Why do we go trick or treating? Why do we dress up in scary costumes? Why do we get candy on Halloween? Have you ever wondered how Halloween got started? Was it invented by candy sellers? It might seem strange to you now, but the celebration of Halloween goes back hundreds of years, to a time when people's lives were deeply connected to the land, the food it produced, and the changing of the seasons. In essence, Halloween started as a celebration of the Earth's bounty, and as preparation for the coming dark days of winter. Read to see where all the modern traditions associated with Halloween came from and how they changed over the centuries to become the holiday we love and celebrate today. For Parents: It's easy to dismiss Halloween as a ploy to sell more candy. The holiday, however, is steeped in ancient symbolism and carries a deeper meaning about the rhythm of the seasons and our eternal connection to the earth. Understanding the roots of the holiday, which began as a harvest festival, helps make it a more meaningful celebration than simply the exchange of candy. This book aims to present the history of Halloween in clear, simplified terms, so that kids, and families, can begin to appreciate the rich symbolism and ancient customs of the holiday. Halloween is a complex, multi-layered celebration with lots of influences and traditions. It marks a time of transition between seasons - the end of summer and the beginning of the dark days of winter. This ancient celebration was a way for people to understand nature and to try to influence and control it. As modern society becomes more estranged from food production and nature, the traditions that formed Halloween remind us that we are intricately connected to the land, the food it produces, and the changing seasons. About this book: Fully illustrated with color photographs that aim to recreate the mood, feeling and atmosphere of the ancient festival. They are not intended to be historically accurate. This book focuses on the pagan roots of Halloween and the Celtic celebration of Samhain. It does not address the Christian aspects of the festival, such as All Hallows' Eve. The objective of this book is to introduce children to the history of Halloween, and its beginnings as a fall harvest celebration, and to get them to observe and think about the origins of other modern festivals and traditions. Topics discussed in this book: The Celtic Samhain harvest festival and its connection to Halloween. The significance of the changing of the seasons to people's lives. And why ancient people celebrated these changes with feasts. Where Halloween symbols and traditions come from: Jack-O-Lanterns, trick or treating, costumes and masks, and the association of Halloween with witches, ghosts and demons. Includes a "Things to Talk About" section with suggested topics for discussion and further research: The importance of the cycles of nature to our daily lives. Exploring other festivals that celebrate seasonal changes. Researching sacred foods associated with feasts and festivals. Taking notice of other ancient customs that we still practice today and talking about how they get passed down through the ages. Looking up unfamiliar and new terms used in the book.

Samhain, a holiday celebrated by the Celts of ancient Britain and Ireland, is where Halloween got its start. The new year was thought to start on the day that modern calendars would place as November 1. When the herds were brought in from pasture and land tenures were renewed on that day, it was regarded as the start of the winter season. The dead were thought to visit their houses during the Samhain celebration and those who passed away over the year were thought to travel to the afterlife. The night before All Saints' Day (also known as All Hallows' Day), on October 31, is known as Hallows' Eve. The event commences the day before the Western Christian holiday of All Saints the three-day period known as Allhallowtide, which ends on All Souls' Day. The majority of North America and much of Europe do not observe Halloween as a religious holiday. The day after Halloween, Monday, October 31, 2022.

Count the 12 days leading up to Halloween with this fun-filled picture book inspired by “The 12 Days of Christmas”—perfect for fans of Natasha Wing’s “The Night Before” series. Includes stickers for an extra Halloween treat! On the first day of Halloween, ONE very eager kid starts trick-or-treating a little too early! On the second day, he and his brother create TWO scarecrows for their front porch. The third day? Let’s carve THREE pumpkins! Each of the 12 busy days leading up to Halloween are celebrated in this cumulative rhyming storybook based on “The 12 Days of Christmas.” Excited trick-or-treaters will love spotting all the fun ways a family gets ready for Halloween. And the book includes stickers—perfect treats for each of the 12 days. Also available: The 12 Days of Kindergarten, The 12 Days of Preschool, and The 12 Days of Valentine's. "Kids who can’t wait for candy night will love rhyming along with this family as they get ready for Halloween one day at a time."—ReadBrightly.com

The town of Evergreen Hills, Washington, is preparing for the many activities being offered for fall and Halloween. Some new scary attractions in town have caught the eyes of local residents. Forty-year-old Tiffany Bradley works on a seasonal blog for a regional news website and is looking forward to writing about her favorite time of the year. She answers questions from readers and discusses the history of the season and social aspects of celebrating Halloween. With inspiration from her husband and kids, she tries to provide advice to keep the Halloween holiday spooky and fun. After creepy events threaten the town, Tiffany becomes determined to keep the Halloween spirit alive in Evergreen Hills.

However, the essays in this volume also suggest that there is something ironic and unsettling about the immense popularity of a holiday whose main images are of death, evil, and the grotesque. Halloween and Other Festivals of Death and Life is a unique contribution that questions our concepts of religiosity and spirituality while contributing to our understanding of Halloween as a rich and diverse reflection of our society's past, present, and future identity.

Explores the history of Halloween from the holiday's Celtic origins over 2000 years ago to present-day celebrations, and provides spooky riddles and ideas for pumpkin art.

Halloween has spread around the world, yet its associations with death and the supernatural as well as its inevitable commercialization have made it one of our most puzzling holidays. How did it become what it is today? Trick or Treat is the first book both to examine the origins and history of Halloween and to explore in depth its current global popularity. Festivals like the Celtic Samhain and Catholic All Souls’ Day have blended to produce the modern Halloween, which has been reborn with new customs in America—but there are also related but independent holidays, especially Mexico’s Day of the Dead. Lisa Morton lifts the cobwebs off everything from the explosion in popularity of haunted attractions to the impact of events like the global economic recession, as well as the effect Halloween has had on popular culture through literary works, films, and television series. Taking us on a journey from the spectacular to the macabre, this book is a treat for anyone who wants to peep behind the mask to see the real past and present of this ever more popular holiday.

Explores Halloween and Day of the Dead traditions from around the world, including All Saint's and All Soul's Days, the Day of the Dead, and other celebrations for the dead. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, informative captions, detailed maps, sources for further research, an index, and introductions to the author and illustrator.