Halloween or Hallowe'en a contraction of "All Hallows' Evening"), also known as All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly celebration observed in a number of countries on 31st October, the eve of the feast of All Saints (Hallows') Day. It initiates the triduum of Hallowmas, the time in the liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (hallows), martyrs, and all the faithful departed believers.
Typical festive Halloween activities include trick-or-treating (or the related "guising" or "trunk-or-treating"), attending costume parties, decorating, carving pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films.
Western countries that embraced the
holiday in the late twentieth century are Ireland, the United
States, Canada, Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom as well as of
Australia and New Zealand.
Who knows, Nigerians may gradually be embracing the festival. It wont be a bad idea afterall after seeing Peter Okoye's Halloween costume! What do you think of Peter Okoye's Halloween looks? More pix after the cut..
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