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Time
- on 31 October
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origination
- From ancient Celtic harvest festivals
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Symbols
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imagery
- Pumpkins
- Ghosts
- witches
- owls
- zombies
- bats
- ...
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Theme
- death
- evil
- mythical monsters
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Color
- Black
- orange
- purple
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Trick or treat?
- Customary celebration for children
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Treats
- Candy
- Sometimes money
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Costumes
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Supernatural figures
- vampires
- monsters
- ghosts
- skeletons
- witches
- devils
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Popular characters
- ninjas
- princesses
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The first mass-produced Halloween
costumes
- in the 1930s
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Games and other activities
- Apple bobbing or dunking
- Foretelling one's future partner or spouse
- Telling ghost stories
- Watching horror films
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Food
- Candy apples
- Caramel apples
- Halloween cake
- Roasted sweet corn
- Bonfire toffee
- ...