| Halloween was originally a pagan holiday
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| | Halloween.On the other hand, Belgian
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| celebrated by Celtic people and born from
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| | people do not open their doors to unknown
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| the pagan holiday "Samhain".Samhain is a
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| | persons - including children - and we are
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| holiday that celebrates the dark season
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| | not welcomed to ask for candies. By the
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| of the Celtic year. Gallic people also
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| | way, many children are fighting in the
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| celebrated this holiday; which was called
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| | streets to steal candy from others.French
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| "Samonios". Samonios has been replaced in
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| | people think that this holiday is too
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| Gallic countries by Christian
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| | commercial and while this country finally
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| celebrations.Samhain was celebrated three
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| | adopted Halloween in the late 1990s, it
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| days before and three days after November
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| | is now less appreciated. There are very
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| 1st and the origin of there was no carved
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| | few children ringing at the doors and
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| pumpkin nor trick or treating. People had
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| | asking for sweets.English people
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| a lantern made out of a turnip. The
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| | celebrate the Guy Fawkes Day on November
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| celebration was strictly observed by the
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| | 5th and adopted many customs from
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| whole society and gave the opportunity to
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| | Samhain. These festivities are marked by
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| every barbarian to eat, drink and have
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| | torchlight parades where children use
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| fun.Over the centuries, continental
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| | masks made from beets and
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| Europe converted to Christianity and
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| | pumpkins.Scottish people practice their
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| abandoned Samonios in favour of All
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| | ancient pagan rites. Children wear
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| Saints Day and Samhain became All
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| | costumes and cut scary faces into large
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| Hallow's Eve.However, the Halloween that
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| | rutabagas and place a candle inside them.
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| we currently celebrate has nothing in
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| | They receive candy when they provide a
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| common with Samhain.Halloween and All
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| | nice entertainment to their
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| Saints Day are still interrelated because
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| | neighbours.Trick or treating originated
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| Halloween means "The Night Before the
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| | in Ireland, so as usual, Irish children
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| Feast of All Saints" and "All Hallow's
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| | in disguise will enjoy the Halloween
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| Day" is our Continental All Saints
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| | festivities, they will carry lanterns cut
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| Day.All Hallow's Eve; which evolved
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| | into large rutabagas. Children will be
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| during the Christianization of European
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| | received by their neighbours with sweets
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| populations, was imported in America by
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| | and Irish houses will be decorated with
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| European colonists and the current
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| | Halloween lights.Spanish people enjoy
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| Halloween holiday was created by the
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| | each kind of holidays and parties. Their
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| Irish emigrants.In Belgium, two villages
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| | kids will then enjoy receiving candies
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| still celebrate Samonios (Samhain), born
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| | from their neighbours and adults will
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| from All Saints Day, Grindin and Saint
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| | have the opportunity to have a Halloween
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| Gregory holidays. One of these villages
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| | party in each and every club. Spanish
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| is Gouy-Lez-Pieton. A friend of mine
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| | people also organize many Halloween
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| lives in Gouy and when I talk about
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| | parades.Portugal does not celebrate
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| Halloween, she says: "We did not replace
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| | Halloween; Portuguese people celebrate
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| Saint Nicholas holiday by Christmas so,
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| | the Day of the Dead by organizing feasts
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| we will not replace our All Saints Day
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| | at the cemetery.Some regions of Italy
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| and our Day Of The Dead by Halloween!"
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| | organize Halloween Events and it seems
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| However, she agreed to organize a
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| | that the Italian children enjoy this
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| Halloween party with me next year.Here
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| | holiday.Other European cities and clubs
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| are some countries which celebrate
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| | organize commercial events for Halloween
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| Halloween:If some continental European
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| | (mainly for tourists), newspapers publish
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| countries adopted Halloween, this has not
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| | articles dedicated to Halloween, but I am
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| been without difficulty. Indeed, we
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| | unsure that people really practice
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| consider this celebration being too
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| | Halloween. There are very few information
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| "American Marketing" style. European
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| | about Halloween festivities in Europe;
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| people give more value to their culture
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| | especially Central and eastern Europe.
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| and traditions than to commercial
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| | They stick to their own All Saints Day
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| events.Belgian people celebrate Halloween
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| | and Day Of The Dead.Australia and New
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| since more than ten years but
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| | Zealand begin to enjoy Halloween.USA,
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| Gouy-Lez-Pieton refuses to adopt it,
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| | Canada, and Quebec: Halloween is very
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| preferring to celebrate their own
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| | much appreciated and I think that only
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| Samhain-style holiday. Even if Belgian
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| | some worldwide disaster should prevent
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| people organize a Day Before Christmas
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| | these people to celebrate Halloween.Since
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| dinner, they still offer gifts to
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| | some years, there is a growing interest
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| children on December 6th and not on
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| | on the part of the Chinese population for
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| December 25th. So, I doubt that my
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| | western events: Chinese people enjoy
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| country will replace All Saints Day by
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| | Halloween parties.
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