Halloween

Halloween is celebrated on 31^st of October with costumes, pranks, trick or treat games, scary settings and many other festivities and events. People start preparing their costume ideas and home decorations for Halloween weeks ahead. Jack-o-lanterns, scarecrows, spiders, gravestones, etc. decorate all houses and neighborhoods.Halloween is thought to evolve from ancient harvest festivals, mainly from Gaelic. In Christianity it is celebrated to honor faithful people who departed. The symbol decorations of Halloween represent death and harvest together. Making pumpkin carvings as skulls is an example of that.People start thinking about Halloween costume ideas and making preparations on their Halloween costumes early on, especially for the kids. Also, pumpkin craving ideas and activities are planned beforehand for this commonly celebrated festival.The activities of Halloween are socializing events for many people. Bonfires, trick or treating and carving jack-o-lanterns from pumpkins are main events people attend enthusiastically. Nowadays, people look for the joy of the day. However, these traditions of Halloween come from a historical background. For example, jack-o-lanterns are carried around to scare the evil spirits. From those days to contemporary celebrations, these activities brought people together and enabled them to celebrate the traditions.