Halloween
Thu, Oct 31
|All Day
Halloween is America’s second-largest commercial holiday, with $6 billion being spent on it each year. Numerous traditions such as trick-or-treating, costume parties, and watching horror movies all contribute towards this huge occasion that is celebrated throughout the country on October 31st.
Time & Location
Oct 31, 2024, 12:00 AM
All Day
About the event
Halloween is undoubtedly the creepiest, most ghostly holiday of them all. Children dress up as Batman, the Joker, Wonder Woman, or some other favorite character; go to parties or walk their neighborhoods with jack o’ lanterns full of sweets as they go trick-or-treating. Spooky decorations fill windows and porches and screams can be heard in living rooms up and down the country as we collectively binge our favorite horror movies.
The word, Halloween or Hallowe’en dates from before the 16th century and draws from its early Christian past. In old Scottish, Hallowe’en translates as “All Hallows’ (holy) Even” referring to “All Hallows’ Evening,” the day before All Hallows Day, a solemn occasion in which all of the Catholic Church’s heavenly saints were honored. By the 18th century, Halloween shows up with the spelling we know today. However, there are many aspects of Halloween that aren’t inclusive and can be downright offensive. Click HERE to view the resources developed by The Diversity Movement or click HERE to view the resources developed by National Today.