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Halloween

Halloween around the world

Introduction

Halloween is mostly seen like an American tradition, but what most of the people ignores is that its origins come from the Celts, on Ireland. The people used to celebrate on November 1st the new year, because is in this day when summer ends.  Celts believed that the night before new year, on October 31, the line that somehow it separates the worlds of the living and the dead was erased, so it was the opportunity for dead people to return to earth like ghosts. They called this night "Samhain".

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Halloween is still practiced in many differeny countries.
The impact of this celebration in the whole word is giant, its the timewhen most candies are sold and after Chistmas, is the second holiday in total sales. 

but is not celebrated in the same way all around the world.

Here are some examples of Halloween traditions in other countries:

Hong Kong
The Halloween celebration in Hong Kong is known as "Yue Lan" that means Festival of the Hungry Ghosts and it is the time when spirits are allowed to return but just for 24 hours.
It´s almost the Same…
In Austria, England, Canada, France, Germany and Ireland halloween is celebrated like in the United States w ith a littl e bit differences…

Did You Know... 

• Before using pumpkins, people used turnips potatoes and large beets for the "Jack O'Lantern", but when they came to America they found pumpkins which were bigger than  other fruits, thats why we still using them.
• The Barn Brack is a traditional food eaten on Halloweenit is a kind of fruitcake that can be bought in stores or you can bake it at home. If you find a ring inside the cake it is supposed that you are going to get married.irishherault.wordpress.com

• From earliest times the people use horrible masks to celebrate Halloween, it all begins with the people of the past, They believed that the demons who had brought their misfortune upon them would become frightened off by the hideous masks. 
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Conclusions:

Halloween is for many people, just like us, their favorite tradition. Is the moment in were we all remember someone who's already dead, and its cool to celebrate that they were once in here, alive with us. Here in Mexico its just like a party, the streets and cementeries get full of color, with the costumes and all that stuff. We also love that on this time,the enviroment is full of mistery and its the perfect moment for the horror movies. 

Its great to know how other countries celebrate this, and we think it would be cool to know and watch it from closer.

References:

http://www.novareinna.com/festive/world.html

http://www.history.com/topics/halloween

http://www.halloweenishere.com/history.html

http://www.tablespoon.com/recipe-collections/halloween-recipes/