The Halloween Festival Halloween is a time of celebration where people wear costumes and party while in masks every once a year. It is a traditional holiday that takes place in most countries around the world. Halloween’s tradition began in Northern Ireland and Modern Britain, and it has spread to most of the countries all over the world. To some countries, Halloween is a formal holiday while to others it is still an informal break. The popularity of this festival continues to increase year after year. Media outlets such as radio, television, and movies have helped the festival to grow into America’s second largest commercial holiday. This growth contributes to bringing in an estimated revenue of around $6.9 billion dollars annually. Most people spend the day watching horror movies, visiting important attractions, theme parks, and having snacks at Halloween theme restaurants. I interviewed an American citizen who has quite a lot of information concerning other countries and his country’s Halloween parties. His name is Trevor A. Jonathan, and he was born in the year 1976 in California, United States of America. He joined Harvard University in the year 2002 and undertook a Bachelor of Arts in Development Studies where he graduated in the year 2005 and joined the United Nation’s travel team. He has participated in a few countries’ Halloween’s holiday such as Russia, South Africa, Brazil, and China during his travel assignments around the world. a) What do you know about Halloween?
Halloween was introduced to America in the year 1840 by Irish immigrants who had experienced it in their countries before. The immigrants were the ones to bring the festival to America. The Irish people serve the Mexicans and American people by choosing them with people and helping them with networking in the use of the usage of Halloween. The Halloween’s media is increasing each and every year through media such as television, movies, radio, and other options. b) What did you celebrate and learn about it?
Celebrating Halloween involves wearing different costumes and begging for sweets around the neighborhood that sometimes requires children to knock door after door in their neighborhood. These costumes include different models and mythical figures such as skeletons, vampires, witches, ghosts, and monsters. Sometimes costumes also include masks that are of famous characters from movies and plays such as princes, princesses, and even animation characters.
During the Halloween festival, poor citizens go around their neighborhoods and beg for food and money from well up families. Some of these families give them food and sometimes money that helps to keep them surviving for a while. Low-income families also assist to pray for deceased members of the other families which means that the holiday also contributes to helping all members of the society each in their way. c) When and where does the event take place?
This event takes place each and every year on the 31st of October during the fall season. It is a humorous way of kicking off the fall season with a lot of fun for all children and adults. All people get the chance to eat lots of candy and all other foods that are expensive since it is a holiday. Dressing up is also fun since making the festival’s costumes promotes creativity all around the world, and wearing the silly costumes is fun than going to work or school.
Halloween can take place in public halls and parks where people meet to exchange candies and laughter because of their different and funny costumes. Other people also just take a break from work and hold Halloween parties in their houses since they do not like going to public places. They spend the night eating candy and drinking all night while playing Halloween games such as poker and chess. d) Why do you value this event? Or why is it joyful to you or your family?
Halloween is a day that promotes happiness to all people everywhere since they can all relax and talk to each other during that day. People can also relax and talk about their other needs and wants during the Halloween’s day, and also can also help each other since that holiday requires everyone to get positively supported. Even though it is a child-like day, every adult can use the free time and have fun with their family and friends.
Most families also cannot wait to see this day since it gives them time to relax and enjoy instead of going to work. Halloween to most people is bigger and enhanced than Easter or Christmas holiday. It is an extended holiday since pagans, Christians, Muslims, and other religions get to enjoy it. It contributes to the celebration of changing seasons, the end of the country’s summer season, and plenty of the fall harvest. Despite its amusement and prominence in most countries, many fervent religious and social organizations continue to try to abolish the holiday by associating it with atrocious acts. They tend to overthink the holiday just because people wear daring costumes such as the ones that are used to portray the devil or scary beings such as zombies. These organizations forget that it is just a fun day for helping people to relax and take an enormous break from their tedious and busy lives.