Halloween started in pre-Christian days in Celtic lands such as Ireland as a day to honour the dead and they also started their New Year on that day.
When the Irish immigrated to America, they brought this holiday with them.
The idea of it becoming a night for children came about in about the late 1800's as an activity to bring people together.
It is not an official holiday, but it has become a mostly American tradition.
halloween comes from evil spirits because thats the only time evil spirits and witches and vampires and wearwolfs and other evil creatures can rome around free! and do you guys know the movie hocus pocus its true about the sanderson sisters not when they go into the second the first part with the little girl emily gets the young sucked out of her!!!!!! and that cat still stands at that house waiting for an idiot virgen to come and light the...BLACK FLAME CANDLE. he never died i know where the anderson sisters live and it might be close to your home so do not light the black flam candle ever! its halloween eve in 2011 and im only nine and i know this stuff and btw use salt if u live near some kind of creature!!!!!!!
Although Halloween is very commonly celebrated, it is actually not an official national holiday.
Halloween is not a national holiday in the United States.
In the United States, Halloween is not a government (national) holiday and has never been.
Halloween is not an official U.S. holiday. It is just widely celebrated, mostly with kids going trick or treating.
it use to be called hallows eve
Till Royce
No US President has made Halloween an official holiday.
In the United States, even though Halloween is observed in communities throughout the country, it is not a national holiday.
Halloween is a pagan holiday that celebrates the New Year. It is said that the veil separating the spirit world from our physical world is the thinnest on Halloween, and communication with deceased loved ones is easiest on this day.
Individual schools set their own days if they have Halloween parties for students; however, since Halloween is not a national holiday in the U.S., schools do not get out for Halloween.
Halloween
Halloween became a holiday in 1870.
because halloween has been a tradition for over 50 years and gives kids a chance to express themselves through costumes
because halloween has been a tradition for over 50 years and gives kids a chance to express themselves through costumes
It was Started by Americans in the late 1700s. Others countries attend the Trick 'r' treat tradation but only do Americans celebrate and beleive in the true stuff on Halloween like countries celebrate Christmas.
Halloween is a holiday; you cannot cancel such a big holiday that quickly.
Easter was declared as a national holiday
In the United States, the Federal holiday that comes before Halloween (which isn't a Federal holiday) is Columbus Day. Originally, it was observed on October 12, but since 1970, the observance is locked into the second Monday in October. Not all states recognized the observance. The nationally recognized holiday before Halloween is Labor Day - the first Monday in September.