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Halloween Traditions Practiced Around the World
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Halloween is very popular in Ireland, where it originated, and is
known in Irish as Oíche Shamhna...
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Scotland,
having a shared Gaelic culture and language with Ireland, has celebrated the
festival of Samhain (Pronounced Sow-win) robustly for many centuries...
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All Saints' Day (All Hallows Day) became fixed on November 1
in 835, and All Souls' Day on November 2, circa 998...
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Halloween did not become a holiday in the United States
until the 19th century, where lingering Puritan tradition restricted the
observance of many holidays...
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In Mexico,
Halloween has been celebrated during the last 40 years where the celebrations
have been influenced by the American traditions...
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In the southern hemisphere, spring is in full swing by
October 31, and the days are rapidly growing longer and brighter...
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Halloween is largely uncelebrated in the Caribbean.
However, like Australia and New Zealand, the event is...
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Halloween has become increasingly popular in The Netherlands
since the early 1990s...
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There is no Halloween in Chinese culture, but there is a
similar Chinese holiday called Ghost Festival...
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In Sweden Halloween is celebrated the same day the Church of Sweden celebrates All Saints day...
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In other regions such as Japan
and Germany,
Halloween has become popular in the context of American pop culture...
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