Halloween is also known as Night of the Dead, is a celebration of Celtic origin celebrated primarily in the United States, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom and in countries like Mexico and Colombia whites on the night of October 31 . It has roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian holiday All Saints' Day. In large part, is a secular celebration but some believe it has a religious background.
The day is often associated with the colors orange, black and purple and is strongly associated with symbols like the jack-o'-lantern. Typical activities include the famous Halloween trick or treating and costume parties, plus bonfires, visiting haunted houses, jokes, reading scary stories and watching horror movies.
Today Halloween is one of the most important dates in American and Canadian holiday calendar. Some Latin American countries, even knowing this festival, have their own traditions and celebrations that day, but agree as to its meaning: union or extreme closeness of the living world and the realm of the dead.
