Informative Essay On Halloween

Does one actually know the true meaning behind Halloween, besides what is passed down from generation to generation? Halloween is defined as a time when people of all ages dress up into ghoulish or cute costumes, and have fun during the night time. Many take this day as a night to just have fun, yet many disagree upon the reason why many participate in the activities. Even though many celebrate this holiday, many do not know where this idea came from, nor do they know they meaning of it. “All Saints Day”, is the original name for the holiday which is known as Halloween, in which the Celts honors the departed saints and ancestors, repectively starting from November 1st to November 2nd (Trevarthen 7). The Celts use the day to gather all the

They take the time to look around for costumes that would make them horrifying to children and adults, or just something cute to catch the attention of others. Some just take time out of their day to decorate their homes in spooky or ghoulish décor, such as do it yourself jack-o-lanterns or a surreal scarecrow. Halloween is celebrated on a night, when parents take their children out or teenagers get together in groups and walk around neighborhoods, knocking on doors, repeating the line one learns as a child, “trick or treat”. All through the night, candy is handed out to children to put in their cute decorated bags and on to the next house until the children get tired of walking around. Halloween brings excitement to people of all ages because it gives them a day where they can dress up as someone, and not be told anything about the way they are dressed. The costumes that most of people wear are scary costumes with blood involved to make it look as if they are the “walking dead”. This is a tradition that came with the Celts dressing up in something scary to overcome their fears or fantasies (Trevarhten 7). Though many wear costumes to be scary, some take advantage of this night as well to make fun of others. Halloween as a uniquely constructive space for engaging racial concepts. Holidays have been theoretically described as