HALLOWEEN

HALLOWEEN is  a holiday  in many English speaking countries that is celebrated on the night of October 31st. Children wear costumes  and they go to peoples' homes saying "Trick  or treat to ask for candy or sweets, the Pagan holiday Samhain,that the All Saints holy day replaced, is also known as the Day of the Dead.It is the day that the souls of dead people are believed to come back to Earth. It is said that on the night of all Hallow's Eve the gap between the living and dead worlds are closer,and that dead souls come back to earth. People, not wanting to be possessed would leave food and drinks outside their doors to please the souls, this is only believed in some religions, some people would dress up as ghosts and scary things so the dead souls would think that they were dead too, or to scare them away.