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Halloween: Afterlife And The Spirit World

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Halloween, a holiday that emphasizes the afterlife and the spirits that are associated with the spirit world. The holiday of Halloween is celebrated worldwide with each culture adding on their own unique twist to the festivities. Celebrating the holiday is very straight forward with the main focus being on trick or treating which dwells on kids going around to in costumes to obtain candy. The holiday itself spans out to create different celebrations for the holiday with festivities haunted houses and parties all going off of the scary vibe that the holiday brings about. Trick or treating is the main faction that coincides with the entire food process that allows for Halloween to be heavily food driven. The candy received as people trick or treat is something that is unique to the holiday and has spawned an awe inspiring amount of seasonal décor. There are several different foods that allow the holiday to thrive into the exquisite day of festivities that it’s known for. Pumpkins are now known to be permanently linked with Halloween due to their use of being jack o lanterns along with the artistic deigns that are carved into them. The pumpkins that are used not only …show more content…

The colors of orange and black with shapes akin to dark Halloween related designs like skulls and bats are both incorporated into candy and sweets for children. New recipes are created to better fit in with the Halloween spirit and adding food correlation to the perspectives of the culture. The new designs are correlated into the trick or treat festivities with the foods of candy play a huge role in the event. As the holiday of Halloween comes around the designs of candy play a role in trick or treating with the different variety of candy. The candy that is given when the children go trick or treating is what exemplifies the holiday and truly a necessary part of the

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