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A Little Something About Halloween
It is Halloween again! You better prepare some sweets for your neighbors, especially those with children, or you will have nothing to give those excited kids who knock at your door and say "Trick or Treat!" to you. In case you are not familiar with trick or treating, it is a custom on Halloween night that kids visit houses and ask for their beloved sweets.
Halloween is certainly not a child's privilege but also for adults to reminisce the good old days by gathering candies that were once their favorite when they were young. To know about Halloween's history, we have to go far beyond our parents' generation because the origin dates back to centuries ago, back into the days of pagan rituals; even before they have been made a part of the Church.
Although there are many tales about Halloween, it is a mystery that no one really knows its origin. Some people believed that it stemmed from a Celtic festival to celebrate a plentiful harvest. On that night, the dead would rise and spread diseases to every living thing, including crops. That is why people are scared of Halloween night. This may also be the reason of the appearance of those Halloween staple scares nowadays.
Apart from this tale, people also believed that the custom of Halloween, trick or treating, came from the Middle Ages. At that time, poor people would visit houses to find donors and pray for their deceased families and friends in return for food.
These people are called 'Halloween peddlers'. This in turn explains why trick-or-treaters now often dress hideously and receive such a great variety of traditional tasty sweets.
New stories about Halloween keep arising. Most of them believe that Halloween is a tradition originated from Ireland and England. However, the origin does not really matter now.
After all, nowadays, we - not just limited to children - only enjoy Halloween for just that: Halloween. The origin no longer matters, for Halloween has became a day, simply for people to enjoy themselves by dressing up as every scary little thing they could imagine.
But, always remember, that underneath those scary masks are just children who are enjoying their childhoods to the best of their ability. Remember that, and think this a treat to be able to see those children's beautiful smiles!
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