I've finally decided to use Halloween as the theme festival for my assignment 1: E-wallpaper. After deciding, I did some research on this festival. It is celebrated on October 31st every year. Halloween, thought to be the one night of the year when ghosts, witches, and fairies are especially active. Why do people celebrate halloween? Halloween is on the eve of a major Catholic festival, All Saints (1st November) and the eve of the pagan Celtic festival known as Samhain. The three days between 31st October and 2nd November see pagan and Christian celebrations intertwined in a fascinating way and is a perfect example of superstition struggling with religious belief. Currently, it is widely thought that Halloween originated as a pagan Celtic festival of the dead related to the Irish and Scottish Samhain, but there is no evidence that it was connected with the dead in pre-Christian times
On the Halloween night, children dress up as witches, monsters, frankensteins or werewolves and go from house to house for the trick or treat custom. This is a very popular custom among Western countries. Carved pumpkins are usually the symbol of halloween. Below are some images related to the Halloween festival:
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