Days Until Halloween

About Halloween

Halloween, also known as All Hallows' Eve, is celebrated on October 31st and marks the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day. Today, it's celebrated with costumes, trick-or-treating, parties, and spooky decorations. The holiday has ancient roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain.

Halloween Traditions

• **Trick-or-Treating** — Children dress in costumes and go door-to-door collecting candy
• **Costume Parties** — People of all ages dress up as scary, funny, or creative characters
• **Jack-o'-Lanterns** — Carving faces into pumpkins dates back to Irish traditions
• **Haunted Houses** — Visiting scary attractions has become a popular activity
• **Halloween Movies** — Watching horror films and Halloween specials

Interesting Halloween Facts

• 🎃 Americans spend over $10 billion on Halloween annually
• 👻 Halloween is the second-largest commercial holiday after Christmas
• 🍬 Candy corn was invented in the 1880s and remains a Halloween staple
• 🎭 The tradition of wearing costumes dates back to Celtic festivals
• 🦇 Black cats became associated with Halloween due to medieval superstitions
• 🕷️ Fear of Friday the 13th is called paraskevidekatriaphobia
• 🏚️ The first haunted house attraction opened in 1915

How to Celebrate Halloween

• Carve pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns
• Host or attend costume parties
• Go trick-or-treating with children
• Watch horror movies and Halloween specials
• Visit haunted houses and attractions
• Decorate your home with spooky decorations
• Bob for apples (traditional game)
• Tell ghost stories around a campfire

Halloween Around the World

• **United States** — Trick-or-treating, costume parties, and massive decorations
• **Mexico** — Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations begin
• **Ireland** — Bonfires and traditional games like apple bobbing
• **Scotland** — 'Guising' where children perform for treats
• **Romania** — Celebrates near Dracula's castle in Transylvania