Halloween in Colombia
General Aspects of Halloween PART 1
General aspect of Halloween PART 2
History of Halloween PART 1
History of Halloween PART 2

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When is Halloween celebrated in Colombia?
o On October 31st

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What does Halloween celebrate?
It celebrates a lot of things, including the lives of people who aren’t with us anymore.

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Who conquered the Celts and took over some of their beliefs?
The Romans

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How do we call Halloween in Colombia?
Children’s day

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Is Halloween for kids only?
No, it’s not. Adults can enjoy it too.

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Who started the Halloween tradition?
The Celts

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How did Halloween begin to spread around the world?
When the Romans conquered the Celts, they combined the Celt’s tradition with their own festivals. Then the Romans spread across a great part of the world and so did their traditions.

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What is the most popular costume, children wear in Colombia on Halloween?
Superhero

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Why do kids ask for candy on Halloween?
People used to leave food on the edge of town for the evil spirits, hoping they would eat that food and not come raid the village.

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Which fruit or vegetable is used the most on Halloween?
A pumpkin

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Where did the Celts live?
They lived in Europe and on the British Isles.

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Why do people dress as Ghosts, Goblins, vampires and other scary creatures?
The people who started Halloween believed that if they appeared scary, they would scare the spirits away.

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How did we get the name Halloween?
The Catholic Church named November 1st Allhallowmas, which meant “mass of all the hallowed”, (saintly people). The night before became known as Allhallowe’en, which was short for ‘evening before All Hallow’s day”.

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What did the Celts believe?
The Celts believed that the souls of the dead visited Earth on the last day of October.

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What was the name the Celts gave to Halloween?
Samhain