Halloween existed 2000 years ago. It’s an ancient Celtic festival commemorated in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Northern France. It marked the end of the summer and the beginning of the winter. The festival was called Samhain. One of their belief was that ghosts returned to earth.

Celtic or Druids thought that the presence of the other world made it easier to predict the future. The Druids’ tradition was to build a huge bonfire to sacrifice animals and crops. During the celebration, the Celts wore animal-skin costumes and attempted to predict the future together.

They’re decorations were turnip lanterns. They carved faces on it and put candles inside, and it was supposed to represent or scare wandering spirits.

Fun fact: Germany is the biggest candy producer. They create about $2 billion in sugar confectionery per year.

In Canada, young people go door-to-door for candies. People usually get chocolates and small packages of Skittles, Sour Patch, M&M, etc.

Most people are decorating their houses with many decorations. For example, the most popular ornaments are body parts, skeletons, and pumpkins. Pumpkins have been a traditional object throughout the years.

Also, people can recognize when someone doesn’t have candies anymore, they turn off the lights. So do not knock when there are no lights.

Halloween isn’t just about decorations and candies. People, especially the children, wear costumes for the special day. The famous ones this year were minions, princesses, and pirates.

At school, there are activities to entertain students and make their day more enjoyable.