Halloween in United States - 2024
31 Oct 2024, Thursday
Halloween is celebrated by hosting costume parties, playing 'trick-or-treat', watching horror films, visiting haunted houses or carving lanterns out of pumpkins.
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When is Halloween in United States 2024?
31 October 2024, Thursday
About: Halloween
Halloween or Hallowe'en is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day. It is at the beginning of the observance of Allhallowtide, the time in the liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints, martyrs, and all the faithful departed. In popular culture, the day has become a celebration of horror, being associated with the macabre and supernatural. One theory holds that many Halloween traditions were influenced by Celtic harvest festivals, particularly the Gaelic festival Samhain, which are believed to have pagan roots. Some go further and suggest that Samhain may have been Christianized as All Hallow's Day, along with its eve, by the early Church. Other academics believe Halloween began solely as a Christian holiday, being the vigil of All Hallow's Day.
| Also called | Hallowe'en, All Hallowe'en, All Hallows' Eve, All Saints' Eve |
|---|---|
| Observed by | Western Christians and many non-Christians around the world |
| Type | Christian, cultural |
| Significance | First day of Allhallowtide |
| Celebrations | Trick-or-treating, costume parties, making jack-o'-lanterns, lighting bonfires, divination, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions |
| Observances | Church services, prayer, fasting, vigil |
| Date | 31 October |
| date | 31 October |
| Related to | Samhain, Hop-tu-Naa, Calan Gaeaf, Allantide, Day of the Dead, Reformation Day, All Saints' Day, Mischief Night (cf. vigil) |
| Wikidata description | a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October |
| Wikidata id | Q251868 |
| Wikidata label | Halloween |
| Wikidata aliases | Array |
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