Learn American Holidays Halloween
hey everyone I’m Alicia Halloween is a
time for celebration in the USA it’s
become the second most popular holiday
in the nation over the years Halloween
is known for its oftentimes scary
costumes elaborate parties and events
horror film festivals and its many
gothic trappings this holiday was a late
comer to the u.s. not really becoming
popular until the early 20th century
today it’s one of the most anticipated
holidays in the USA Halloween is very
much associated with scary costumes and
things that are wonderfully creepy do
you know what holiday dressing up in
scary costumes was likely borrowed from
will show you the answer at the end of
this video people in the USA typically
carve pumpkins into scary
jack-o'-lanterns decorate their houses
to look as creepy as possible and wear
elaborate costumes to celebrate this
holiday these aspects of Halloween
according to some have their roots in
various Celtic and European myths
legends and cultural traditions today
popular horror films have also
influenced the cultural traditions that
surround Halloween the monster movies of
the early 20th century are significant
contributors to the look and feel of
modern Halloween celebrations in the USA
trick-or-treating started at the
beginning of the 20th century to curb
the vandalism and destruction that once
characterized this holiday in the USA
today Halloween is a night when the
streets are full of families getting
treats from their neighbors and
vandalism and other problems are rare
some families and social groups set up
elaborate haunted houses and invite
people to go through for free or for a
donation hay rides and other nighttime
events are also very popular in rural
areas check the local theaters and TV
stations around Halloween and you’ll
find plenty of scary stuff to watch too
over the years Halloween costumes in the
USA have become more varied some people
particularly younger participants forgo
the dark gothic theme of the holiday and
dress up as characters from adventure
movies literary figures or even
historical figures and now here’s the
answer to the quiz do you know what
holiday dressing up in scary costumes
was likely borrowed from Samhain is
considered to be a significant influence
on Halloween celebrations though this is
disputed by some scholars Samhain was
and still is to some extent celebrated
in Scotland and Ireland it’s associated
with the final harvest of the year more
than it is with scary ghouls and goblins
those spirits do play a part the
dressing up was originally done to scare
malicious spirits away or to trick them
into thinking that you were one of them
to avoid harm how was this lesson did
you learn something interesting is
Halloween celebrated in your country if
so how please leave a comment in English
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