Halloween is a holiday that is celebrated by 80% of the population. It was first started to celebrate the end of summer and start of winter. About 2,000 years ago, Halloween was  the ancient Celtic festival called Samhain. Over the years, it evolved to All-Hallows’ Eve, and now it’s called Halloween. There are many different traditions and ways to celebrate Halloween. Some ways that people celebrate are: telling scary stories,  watching horror movies, trick or treating, decorating pumpkins, having parties, dressing up in different costumes, playing games, participating in haunted attractions, and more. There are many traditions and ways this holiday is celebrated. Some ways we celebrate Halloween as a school is; doing fun games, dressing up, and having costume contests. Here are a few different ways our Eagles celebrate Halloween!

“I like celebrating Halloween because it’s fun to see everyone’s costumes and trick or treating with friends.” -Emma Liou

“I celebrate Halloween by going trick-or-treating with my friends, watching spooky movies like Coraline, and sometimes having fun sleepovers where we stay up late eating candy.” -Ellen Lee

“I celebrate Halloween by dressing up and spending time with my family and friends.” -Gabby Good

“I celebrate Halloween with all my friends, and we like to get dressed up and go hang out down by the beach. It’s a tradition that me and my friends all do a group costume, and go into a haunted house or maze.” -Taylor Degele

These are just some of the ways McAuliffe Eagles celebrate, and there are still so many different traditions and ways to celebrate. About 19% of the population doesn’t participate in Halloween, but that doesn’t mean they don’t participate in the fall festivities. Instead, some of them go to pumpkin patches, festivals, or they might even celebrate at home with a movie night, game night and more. Some of our Eagles don’t celebrate Halloween but instead they have other traditions and activities.

“On Halloween, my family and I hand out candy to the trick-or-treaters in our neighborhood, although we don’t celebrate the holiday.” -Tricia Hsiung

There are so many activities for those who do and don’t celebrate Halloween!