{"id":828,"date":"2019-10-03T22:33:41","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T22:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raisingalegacy.com\/?p=828"},"modified":"2020-02-01T18:09:27","modified_gmt":"2020-02-01T18:09:27","slug":"halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raisingalegacy.com\/learn\/origins-and-traditions\/halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloween"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"828\" class=\"elementor elementor-828\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67cc0219 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67cc0219\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f8dda89\" data-id=\"2f8dda89\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89cf03c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89cf03c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>When is it celebrated?<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is celebrated on October 31.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>Who celebrates it?<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Halloween is primarily celebrated in the United States, Canada, and some European and Latin American countries. &nbsp;It is also gaining popularity worldwide.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>Where does it originate from?<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Halloween originated from the merging of 2 holidays. &nbsp;The first is Samhain (Sow-in), which is a Celtic harvest festival that signaled the closing of the harvest season and the beginning of winter. &nbsp;Some traditions associated with it include: setting out food for spirits, having bonfires, and wearing costumes.  The second is All Saint\u2019s Day, which is a Christian holiday created to honor saints and is celebrated on November 1<sup>st<\/sup>. &nbsp;&nbsp;Therefore, designating Halloween as the eve of All Saint\u2019s Day (aka All Hallow\u2019s Day). &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>How is it celebrated?<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Food:<\/strong> pumpkins, candy apples, roasted pumpkin seeds, pumpkin pie<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>Activities\/Traditions:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul><li>Trick or treating: going door-to-door saying trick or treat and receiving treats<\/li><li>Dressing up in costumes<\/li><li>Carving a jack-o-lantern out of a pumpkin<\/li><li>Visiting haunted houses, corn mazes, and going on hayrides<\/li><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>Symbols:<\/strong> <\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"left\"} -->\n<p style=\"text-align:left\">Pumpkins, witches, ghosts, bats, haunted houses, spiders, black cats, the colors orange and black  <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee268ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee268ae\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2b9720\" data-id=\"d2b9720\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When is it celebrated? 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