Upon leaving the US and experiencing different holidays and celebrations here in Costa Rica, I decided to do some more research about holidays of the US, Costa Rica, and elsewhere, as they occur during my time here, and how they are celebrated around the world (if they are).
Halloween - October 31
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Halloween is known by many different names, such as Hallowe'en, All Hallow's Evening, Allhalloween, All Hallow's Eve, and Saint's Eve. It's a celebration that occurs on the 31st of October, the evening of the Western Christian fest of All Hallow's day. The traditional focus of Halloween involves a theme of using "humor and ridicule to confront the power of death." Halloween has both Christian and Pagan roots. In modern days, activities include trick-or-treating, costume parties, decorating with scary items, carving pumpkins, bobbing for apples, haunted houses, telling scary stories, and watching scary movies. In the religious observance of Halloween, church services and lighting candles on the graves of the dead are the activities of choice. However, most areas that do celebrate Halloween celebrate the more commercialized and non-religious verison of it.
Read more about Halloween here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween
In Costa Rica, Halloween is not really a holiday, but due to the increased influence of the US, many younger generations are beginning to adapt portions of the holiday, like costume parties.
In Costa Rica, Halloween is not really a holiday, but due to the increased influence of the US, many younger generations are beginning to adapt portions of the holiday, like costume parties.
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