Why Should We Celebrate Halloween



Why should we celebrate Halloween

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Why should we celebrate Halloween

Haloween that is celebrated on the last days of October throughout America. Its is a tradition that means “hallowed evening” and shortened to Halloween. It is celebrated in the last days of October because the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain occurred on this day and people of that festival light bonfires and wear costumes to avert ghosts ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"H264v0Je","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Bodette, n.d.)","plainCitation":"(Bodette, n.d.)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":178,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/bWNXhCgk/items/6SXAW6FY"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/bWNXhCgk/items/6SXAW6FY"],"itemData":{"id":178,"type":"webpage","title":"Why Do We Celebrate Halloween?","abstract":"Why do we celebrate Halloween? Who created this holiday? Where do pumpkins come from and why do we carve them? This week we're answering your Halloween","URL":"https://www.vpr.org/post/why-do-we-celebrate-halloween","language":"en","author":[{"family":"Bodette","given":"Jane Lindholm","suffix":"Melody"}],"accessed":{"date-parts":[["2019",11,4]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Bodette, n.d.). This day also represents the time when the dark cold winters enter into the lives of people and associate it with human deaths. People came together to celebrate the end of harvest and summer and thought about the people who came before them means the ones who are dead. It should be celebrated to show love or passion for such an old festival and to ward off as much evil as one can. People dress and transform into something more terrifying and kids go around to collect candies. This is not only a festival rather it’s a reason for Americans to come together and celebrate happiness. Unlike the old times, it has now become more of a commercialized event as Americans spend millions of dollars on the costumes ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"5SV9oKtS","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Markarian, 2019)","plainCitation":"(Markarian, 2019)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":179,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/bWNXhCgk/items/TLIYF97T"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/bWNXhCgk/items/TLIYF97T"],"itemData":{"id":179,"type":"post-weblog","title":"What Is Halloween and How Is It Celebrated?","container-title":"Reader's Digest","abstract":"You think you know what Halloween is all about, but you might not—not really.","URL":"https://www.rd.com/culture/what-is-halloween/","language":"en-US","author":[{"family":"Markarian","given":"Taylor"}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2019",9,24]]},"accessed":{"date-parts":[["2019",11,4]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Markarian, 2019).

Apart from that, it is not like any other religious event rather it is a secular event which is celebrated by all. Different countries celebrate it in their ways like Americans are obsessed with Halloween and celebrates its full zeal and zest. The celebration involves singing, dancing, pranks and telling ghost stories. Although it appears simple now it had a history where people used this time to confront ghosts but now there is no concept of ghosts and people celebrate it for the sack of enjoyment ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"1kA8BNIr","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(\\uc0\\u8220{}Why Do We Celebrate Halloween?,\\uc0\\u8221{} n.d.)","plainCitation":"(“Why Do We Celebrate Halloween?,” n.d.)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":180,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/bWNXhCgk/items/WWUEPAAD"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/bWNXhCgk/items/WWUEPAAD"],"itemData":{"id":180,"type":"webpage","title":"Why Do We Celebrate Halloween? | Halloween Tradition","container-title":"WIlstar","abstract":"Why is Halloween celebrated and why is it so popular all over the world? Halloween has roots dating back to the ancient celts and welsh.","URL":"https://wilstar.com/holidays/hallown/why-do-we-celebrate-halloween.htm","title-short":"Why Do We Celebrate Halloween?","language":"en-US","accessed":{"date-parts":[["2019",11,4]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (“Why Do We Celebrate Halloween?,” n.d.). Study has shown that Halloween is celebrated by candy-loving and costume lovers but whatever the reason might be, if it means to spread happiness and one should definetly celebrate Halloween.

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ADDIN ZOTERO_BIBL {"uncited":[],"omitted":[],"custom":[]} CSL_BIBLIOGRAPHY Bodette, J. L., Melody. (n.d.). Why Do We Celebrate Halloween? Retrieved November 4, 2019, from https://www.vpr.org/post/why-do-we-celebrate-halloween

Markarian, T. (2019, September 24). What Is Halloween and How Is It Celebrated? Retrieved November 4, 2019, from Reader’s Digest website: https://www.rd.com/culture/what-is-halloween/

Why Do We Celebrate Halloween? | Halloween Tradition. (n.d.). Retrieved November 4, 2019, from WIlstar website: https://wilstar.com/holidays/hallown/why-do-we-celebrate-halloween.htm