HAPPY HALLOWEEN NAIRALANDERS
Africa doesn't celebrate Halloween because, in Medieval Africa they believed that every October 31, their demon-try comes to life. Their most feared demon was the vampire. In their region, there were all sorts of vampire demons. They were, ADZE, OBAYIFO, ASANBOSAM, ZOMBIES, IMPUNDULU, SOUL EATERS. They were all feared in medieval and modern day Africa

HISTORY 0F HALLOWEEN
Halloween is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. The word Halloween is a shortening of All Hallows' Evening also known as Hallowe'en or All Hallows' Eve. Traditional activities include trick-or-treating, bonfires, costume parties, visiting "haunted houses" and carving jack-o- lanterns. Irish and Scottish immigrants carried versions of the tradition to North America in the nineteenth century. Other western countries embraced the holiday in the late twentieth century including Ireland, the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom as well as of Australia and New Zealand.

TRICK OR TREATING
Trick-or-Treating hasn’t always been a part of Halloween
celebrations. In fact, Halloween has only been celebrated in the
US for a relatively short time. Celebrating All Hallow’s Eve was
a practice that came over to the US with the first large wave of
immigrants who came from Ireland, England and Scotland. In
some parts of these countries it was common for kids to go
out “guising” on All Hallow’s Eve to beg for food, money or
other items. People who refused to give anything would
sometimes find chalk drawings on their doors the next
morning or find they were the victims of other pranks. When
immigrants came to the US they brought their traditions with
them and on all All Hallow’s Eve each year in some immigrant
communities it would be common to see small children,
usually boys, with makeup or soot on their faces or wearing
crude masks made from bags going around begging at
different houses.
At the beginning of the 20th century “guising” was still not very
popular and most people didn’t really know what Halloween
was. But by the early 1920s the young trendsetters were
beginning to throw lavish Halloween parties and there was
renewed interest in “guising”. Stores started selling pre-made
costumes that people could wear to disguise themselves and
indulge in a little good natured Halloween fun. During WWII
Halloween celebrations were toned down due to sugar
rationing and the generally somber mood of the nation. By the
time the war was over and people started the mad exodus to
build homes in the suburbs the celebration of Halloween had
gotten popular. The 50s and 60s were the decades when Trick-
or-Treating became the important Halloween ritual they are
today. Trick-or-Treating became the focus of Halloween
celebrations because going Trick-or-Treating was seen as a
wholesome activity for the whole family. Trick-or-Treating also
became popular in the 50s and 60s because that was when
living in subdivisions and newly built suburban neighborhoods
became popular.
Trick-or-Treating remained popular through the 70s and 80s
but by the 90s the practice of Trick-or-Treating began to
change. Many different factors like the rise of people living in
apartment buildings instead of free standing houses in
suburban neighborhoods and the rise in non-traditional
households contributed to the major changes that shaped
Trick-or-Treating at the end of the 90s. In order to
accommodate parents with busy schedules and in an effort to
make Trick-or-Treating safer for kids it was moved largely
indoors. Malls began to open for specific Trick-or-Treating
events where kids in costume could go to different stores to
receive candy and coupons. These structured Halloween events
also usually feature games, activities, and clowns and other
performers to make the event even more special. Many
neighborhoods have also designated special Trick-or-Treat
hours to prevent a lot of Halloween mischief and help protect
the safety of Trick-or-Treaters.

JACK-O'-LANTERN
A jack-o'-lantern (sometimes also spelled Jack O'Lantern) is
typically a carved pumpkin. It is associated chiefly with the
holiday Halloween. Typically the top is cut off, and the inside
flesh then scooped out; an image, usually a monstrous face, is
carved onto the outside surface, and the lid replaced. During
the night, a candle is placed inside to illuminate the effect. The
term is not particularly common outside North America,
although the practice of carving lanterns for Halloween is.
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DAY OF THE DEAD
The Day of the Dead celebrations might seem to be very
similar to Halloween. In both celebrations people dress up in
costumes, there are a lot of skeletons everywhere, and there
are special sweet treats and candies given out. Also people
spend a lot of time in graveyards and death imagery is
everywhere.
But there are some big differences between the holiday that
promotes fear of the dead and the holiday that celebrates the
dead. The Day of the Dead holiday is about celebrating the
dead, not being afraid of the dead. It’s a holiday for people
to honor their ancestors and loved ones who have passed
away and invite those spirits back into their homes to be part
of the family once more. It’s a celebration of family and a
show of respect for those who have passed away.

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190: Nigerians dont celebrate halloween cos the real ones (witches and wizardz) would mix with the costume people

and there would be a great blood bath so to avoid this everybody stay your house no celebrations

leave it for the whites atleast they dont celebrate yam festival with us

hehehe... yeah right

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y make it a kueshun naw?

Okay, I'll try as much as possible to be gullible.

Halloween is Satanic!

Christians should not celebrate it... it is occultic
https://www.nairaland.com/1498243/ten-reasons-christians-should-not

Ajibam: Christians should not celebrate it... it is occultic
https://www.nairaland.com/1498243/ten-reasons-christians-should-not

oga, no one is saying anything about celebrating halloween.... m just posting about it's history