Published 14:56 IST, October 30th 2020
When is Halloween 2020 being celebrated this year?
When is Halloween 2020? Halloween falls on October 31 every year. People celebrate the festival wearing Halloween costumes, carve pumpkins & follow customs.
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Halloween is a celebration that is observed in many countries of world. Each year, Halloween is celebrated on day before Saints Day which falls on vember 1, each year. trition is believed to have originated from Celtic festival that was called Samhain. This was when people would gar toger to light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts. Later when Pope Gregory III decided that vember 1 will be designated as day to hour all Saints, soon Saints Day incorporated some of tritions of Samhain festival, and evening before day was called as Hallows Eve, which was later popularly called as Halloween. As years passed by, Halloween evolved into a day where children would go for trick or treating, all of m would carve pumpkins to make jack-o-lanterns, attend Halloween med parties, and wear Halloween costumes. Re on to kw: When is Halloween 2020?
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When is Halloween 2020?
Halloween falls on October 31st every year. This year, it is a Saturday on October 31st. day is also believed to mark end of Summer and harvest and beginning of dark and cold winters. Some also believed that on this day, boundary between living world and de becomes blurred, according to History portal. This is why, on night of October 31, people celebrate Samhain, as it is believed to be time when ghosts of de return back to Earth.
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festival is observed in parts of UK, Hong Kong, Tokyo, US and Cana. People dress up in ir scariest costumes, so as to ward off evil spirits. history of this festival dates back to 2000 years ago when Celtics observed festival on last day of harvest in European countries. Some Christians also refrain from meat on this day and eat various kinds of vegetarian foods including apples, apple pies, potato pancakes etc. People also attend church services and light candles on graves of ones who passed away. This year celebration would be a little different due to coronavirus pandemic, and thus many families would refrain from large garings during this year. Happy Halloween!
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14:56 IST, October 30th 2020