Halloween

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Halloween also known as Halloween, Night of the

Dead or Night of the Dead, is a modern celebration


result of the syncretism originated by the
Christianization of the end of summer festival of Celtic
origin called Samain.
It is celebrated internationally on the night of October
31, especially in the Anglo-sphere, such as Canada, the
United States, Ireland or the United Kingdom, and, to
a lesser extent, in other places such as Spain and Latin
America.
Since Halloween coincides with the apple harvest
season each year, candy apples (known as caramel
apples outside of North America), and sweet apples are
common during the holidays.
Nowadays, children dress up for the occasion and stroll
through the streets asking for sweets from door to
door. After knocking on the door the children
pronounce the phrase trick or treat.
If the adults give them candy, money or any other type
of reward, it is interpreted that they have accepted the
deal. If on the contrary they refuse, the boys will spend
a small joke, being the most common to throw eggs or
foam of shaving against the door.

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