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What does Halloween mean?
Halloween is a holiday commemorating saints.

Halloween, also known as All Saints' Day, is a traditional festival in western countries, which originated from Christian religious festivals such as Catholicism. The festival time is 1 1 month 1 day every year, and Halloween (1October 3 1 day) is the most lively moment of this festival. In Chinese, Halloween is often misinterpreted as Halloween.

The origin of Halloween can be traced back to the celebrations held by ancient Celts. At that time, people believed that1October 3 1 day was the dividing line between summer and autumn, and it was also the moment when the door of the ghost world opened.

Therefore, people sacrifice and celebrate this special moment through various activities. Nowadays, Halloween has developed into a festival full of joy, entertainment and creativity, which is not only of religious significance, but also of strong secularity.

During Halloween, people will hold various activities to celebrate, such as dressing up as ghosts, elves or historical figures, marching, performing and playing games. In addition, children will knock on the door from house to house and ask for candy, otherwise they will make trouble. Legend has it that on this night, all kinds of ghosts will dress up as children and mingle with the crowd to celebrate Halloween.

Features of Halloween:

1, holiday significance: For many people, Halloween is a happy holiday, an opportunity for family reunion and an opportunity to show their imagination and creativity. However, there are profound meanings behind Halloween, which reminds people to respect the dead, and at the same time makes people think about the issues of life and death and soul.

2, holiday symbols: Halloween symbols include pumpkin lanterns, ghosts, vampires, witches, bats and so on. Pumpkin lantern is one of the most representative symbols. People will carve pumpkins into various shapes, such as faces and ghosts.

3. Festival activities: The main activities of Halloween include masquerade, parade, games and candy collection. People will put on all kinds of clothes, make up various roles, attend masquerade parties, and dance, eat snacks and drink at the parties. In addition, people will go out for a parade on Halloween, walk the streets, sing the slogan of trick or treat, and ask merchants and residents for candy.