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For context, here are the days that Halloween will fall on within the next coming years: 2025: Friday, October 31. 2026: Saturday, October 31. 2027: Sunday, October 31. Why do we celebrate Halloween?
Many cities and townships keep their trick-or-treating days on the night of Halloween — October 31 — while some will move it to a different weekend date if Oct. 31 falls in the middle of the week.
Halloween, or Hallowe'en [7] [8] (less commonly known as Allhalloween, [9] All Hallows' Eve, [10] or All Saints' Eve), [11] is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day.
Halloween is a celebration observed on October 31, the day before the feast of All Hallows, also known as Hallowmas or All Saint's Day.The celebrations and observances of this day occur primarily in regions of the Western world, albeit with some traditions varying significantly between geographical areas.
This created the three-day observance known as Allhallowtide: All Hallows' Eve (31 October), All Hallows' Day (1 November), and All Souls' Day (2 November). It is suggested that many of the modern secular customs of All Hallows' Eve ( Halloween ) were influenced by the festival of Samhain.
While Columbus Day and Halloween are well-known October holidays, there are plenty of other national holidays throughout the month. On Monday, October 14, is Columbus Day which is a federal holiday.
St Martin's Day Kermis by Peeter Baltens (16th century), shows peasants celebrating by drinking the first wine of the season, and a horseman representing the saint. Saint Martin's Day or Martinmas (obsolete: Martlemas), [1] [2] and historically called Old Halloween [A] or All Hallows Eve, [B] [3] [4] is the feast day of Saint Martin of Tours and is celebrated in the liturgical year on 11 November.
These days, Halloween is a time for trick-or-treating, dressing up in costumes, putting up your favorite Halloween decorations and watching scary movies. Modern Halloween traditions are all about ...