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 Halloween is a party that is currently celebrated in practically the whole world and is very popular, especially among children. The word "Halloween" is a contraction of All Hallow's Eve also known as Witches' Night. This is a festival of pagan origin celebrated on 31st October and whose origins date back to an ancient Celtic festival more than 3,000 years ago known as Samhain.

Talking about its origin, although nowadays it is a day of costumes, sweets and children, its origins are not as happy. The festival was celebrated in Ireland when the harvest season came to an end and the "Celtic New Year" began, coinciding with the autumn solstice. It was believed that during that night the spirits of the dead could walk among the alive people. The ancient Celts believed that with the arrival of Samhain the line between this world and the world of the dead would get narrower and the good and bad spirits could pass through it. In addition, it was believed that the use of masks was to ward off evil spirits. Furthermore, there was a banquet at the graves of the family ancestors. Besides, the Halloween holiday came to the United States and Canada in 1840 through Irish immigrants but it didn't start to be massively celebrated until 1921, when the first Halloween parade was held in Minnesota. Over the next few decades, the festival became more and more popular. In the 1970s, it became more and more popular thanks to television series and films.

On the other hand, one of the most typical things about Halloween is the famous trick or treat. That night, all the children go out on the street in their costumes and knock on people's houses, asking for candy and saying "trick or treat". The origin of this is a popular Celtic legend. This legend says that on Halloween night all kinds of spirits could walk around the Earth and among them, there was a particularly evil one called Jack O'lantern, who would go around the houses asking for "trick or treat". According to tradition, it was better to make a treat, no matter what it cost as long as you didn't fall for his trick, which was to curse the house. Nowadays children go around the streets on Halloween night in their costumes, trick-or-treating and saying the famous phrase "trick or treat". If the residents of the house give them candy, it means that they have accepted the deal, if they refuse, the children will spend some kind of mischief like throwing eggs at the door.

In short, Halloween night is fun, but also a bit scary and we should not forget its history. In my opinion, Halloween is a party that we have adopted from other countries, but it is still cool and I find it very curious to see everyone dressed up in the street.