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Oct 31, 2022 · Trick or Treat began hundreds of years ago in medieval England, when people would go door to door offering a pray or a song in exchange for food. This was known back then as Souling, taking place...
- Halloween History For Kids
- When Was Halloween First invented?
- Before Pumpkins, People Carved Turnips.
- People Have Been Wearing Costumes For Centuries.
- Tricks Came Before Treats.
- Candy Was Introduced to The Holiday to Avoid Vandalism.
- Popular Culture Influenced trick-or-treating.
In celebration of this year’s big event, here are six facts she shared to teach the history of Halloween for kids:
Halloween began in Europe. But it wasn’t called Halloween, it was called Samhain, and marked the beginning of winter, a superstitious time where spirits were set free. “You can go back 2,000 years to Northwest Europe to find the very beginnings of Halloween,” Bannatyne said, sharing that Samhain means "summer’s end." “November first marked the end ...
People carved pumpkin-like vegetables in Europe around this time of year as a way to remember souls that had passed and to welcome them home. “In the late 19th century in Ireland, you’d carve a turnip and leave it in your window to represent the souls that passed by to remember them on All Souls Day,” Bannatyne explained. “When we discovered that (...
For Halloween, costumes can be traced to the church holiday of All Hallows, also known as All Saints’ Day. “All church holidays in Medieval times were incredibly important for charity,” Bannatyne said. “People would dress up and do little plays and perform for the richest homes, who would give them food and money. That evolved into people disguisin...
“In 1820 or so, kids used to do something called pumpkin trick,” Bannatyne said, explaining that kids would find a pumpkin, carve a face into it, light it up with the stub of a candle, and hang it on a string outside the window of a local farmer. “You don't even have electricity then and you’re dozing in your house and all of a sudden this face app...
As Halloween evolved, tricks turned more sinister and civic organizations tried to rid towns of mischief by gearing the holiday toward children. “There was a big anti-vandalism push and individual home owners began to take on the effort,” Bannatyne said. “(As in), here’s some candy, don’t do anything to my house.”
“Disney put out a Donald Duck cartoon, showing Huey, Dewey, and Louie trick-or-treating,” she shared. “It was sort of like a how-to — kids are going to come to your door; this is what you do.” In the 1960s, UNICEF introduced a campaign that included kids going door-to-door for donations and candy, and the rest is history. “It became un-American to ...
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Oct 19, 2018 · Pagan Progenitor. Halloween's origins date back more than 2,000 years. On what we consider November 1, Europe's Celtic peoples celebrated their New Year's Day, called Samhain (SAH-win). On...
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Aug 19, 2024 · In 1870, a 10-year-old Dutch boy named Edward Bok provided for his family by working in New York City. He noticed that men in horse-drawn carriages were able to easily get out and buy water whenever they needed. However, women and children did not have this luxury.
Oct 30, 2013 · Halloween began as the festival of Samhain. It was part of the ancient Celtic religion in Britain and other parts of Europe. At the end of summer, the Celts thought the barrier between our...
Oct 3, 2019 · Why do children dress in costume and knock on strangers' doors to ask for treats on Halloween? The practice can be traced to the ancient Celts, early Roman Catholics and 17th-century...
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Jul 1, 2022 · At the end of October, children of all ages dress as vampires, witches, and devils, while adults all over the world join the party with a huge array of fancy dress costumes. We don’t know exactly where Halloween costumes came from, but there are some interesting theories that may explain why we go out in fancy dress each year.
