The United States has some very unique rituals, some of which are also only specifically done in the US. Common Halloween traditions are that of trick-or-treating / candy, Halloween parties, dressing up, myths of vampires / werewolves / ghosts / Zombies / ect. and the act of scaring people.
No, in fact. Some people dislike Halloween because it's scary, or because of it's links to spiritistic and pagan rituals.
they wore capes and masks
Some do. Halloween is much less celebrated in the UK than in the US.
Halloween is on October 31st
Halloween is a nation-wide holiday in the US.
The British brought it to US.
some traditions are costumes on halloween, turkey on thanksgiving, and eggs on easterTo celebrate holidays together
The Irish and English immigrants brought the tradition of Halloween to the US in the mid 1800s.
Some nouns for Halloween are:costumespartiescandyghostswitchesangelssuperherosprincessesvampiresdecorationsapple ciderpranks
It is the regular Halloween that the rest of us Americans celebrate.
The rituals are symbolic and the symbols help us to interpret the sacraments so we can get a better understanding of the mystery of God.
Some cultures just don't celebrate certain holidays, just as us Americans don't celebrate Day of the Dead, the equivalent of Halloween in Mexico.