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This article is about the observance. For other uses, see Halloween (disambiguation).

Halloween

A jack-o'-lantern, one of the symbols of Halloween

Also called All Hallows' Eve

All Saints' Eve

Samhain

Observed by Western Christians & many non-Christians around the world[1]

Date October 31

CelebrationsTrick-or-treating/guising, costume parties, making jack-o'-lanterns, lighting bonfires, divination, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, fireworks displays

ObservancesChurch services,[2] prayer,[3] fasting,[1] and vigils[4]

Related toSamhain, Hop-tu-Naa, Calan Gaeaf, Kalan Gwav, Day of the Dead, All Saints' Day (cf. vigils)

Halloween or Hallowe'en (a contraction of "All Hallows' Evening"),[5] also known as All Hallows' Eve,[6] is a yearly celebration observed in a number of countries on October 31, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows (or All Saints) and the day initiating the triduum of Hallowmas.