ABOUT THE ORIGINS OF HALLOWEEN

Cultural lesson 1: Halloween, October 31st ​

Witches with a spine-tingling laughter and high-pitched voice, ghosts swaying through walls, vampires with an unquenchable thirst for ... (well, let's just say that it's not for tea!), Jack O'Lanterns glowing in the dark, and thousands of shop retail owners laughing all the way to the bank while consumers rush to buy dress-up costumes, Halloween decoration and tons of sweets. 

Is that what Halloween is all about though? A spike in consumerism, a bunch of scary costumes and a few kids persistently knocking on your door before they say "trick or treat" to claim a handful of candy? 

What? Yes? Is that it? 

No, it can't be. No way! There must be more to it than meets the eye.

Well, actually, there is! And we're going to discover it together because below I've selected a few facts just for all of you brave souls that have made it through the first few lines of this post. Enjoy the read. :)

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