When is Halloween?
How many days until Halloween? How long until Halloween? Halloween has always been a holiday filled with mystery, magic and superstition.
Straddling the line between fall and winter, plenty and paucity, life and death, Halloween is a time of celebration and superstition. In a number of countries around the world, as the days grow shorter and the nights get colder, people continue to usher in the winter season with gatherings, costumes and sweet treats.
How many days until Halloween
Wondering how many days left until Halloween or when is Halloween celebrated?
The next Halloween is scheduled to be celebrated on October 31st, 2022.
History of Halloween
It is thought to have originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off roaming ghosts. In the eighth century, Pope Gregory III designated November 1 as a time to honor all saints and martyrs; the holiday, All Saints’ Day, incorporated some of the traditions of Samhain. The evening before was known as All Hallows’ Eve and later Halloween. ("The History of Halloween. By History.com")
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Halloween or Hallowe'en (a contraction of "All Hallows' evening"), less commonly known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve, is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day. It begins the observance of Allhallowtide, the time in the liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (hallows), martyrs, and all the departed.One theory holds that many Halloween traditions were influenced by Celtic harvest festivals, particularly the Gaelic festival Samhain, which are believed to have pagan roots. Some go further and suggest that Samhain may have been Christianized as All Hallow's Day, along with its eve, by the early Church. Other academics believe Halloween began solely as a Christian holiday, being the vigil of All Hallow's Day. Celebrated in Ireland and Scotland for centuries, Irish and Scottish immigrants took many Halloween customs to North America in the 19th century, and then through American influence Halloween had spread to other countries by the late 20th and early 21st century.Popular Halloween activities include trick-or-treating (or the related guising and souling), attending Halloween costume parties, carving pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing, divination games, playing pranks, visiting haunted attractions, telling scary stories, and watching horror or Halloween-themed films. Some people practice the Christian religious observances of All Hallows' Eve, including attending church services and lighting candles on the graves of the dead, although it is a secular celebration for others. Some Christians historically abstained from meat on All Hallows' Eve, a tradition reflected in the eating of certain vegetarian foods on this vigil day, including apples, potato pancakes, and soul cakes.
Halloween Countdown!
When is Halloween? Need to know the Days Until Halloween?
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The next Halloween is:
Monday, 31st of October 2022
Previous and Future Dates:
Wednesday, 31st of October 2018
Thursday, 31st of October 2019
Saturday, 31st of October 2020
Sunday, 31st of October 2021
Monday, 31st of October 2022
Tuesday, 31st of October 2023
Thursday, 31st of October 2024
Friday, 31st of October 2025
Saturday, 31st of October 2026
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