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Halloween or Hallowe'en (a contraction of "All Hallows ' Evening "), [ 5 ] also known as All Hallows' Eve , [ 6 ] is a yearly celebration observed in a number of countries on October 31, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows (or All Saints) and the day initiating the triduum of Hallowmas . According to many scholars, All Hallows' Eve is a Christianised feast originally influenced by western European harvest festivals , [ 7 ] and festivals of the dead with possible pagan roots, particularly the Celtic Samhain . [ 6 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Other scholars maintain that it originated independently of Samhain and has solely Christian roots. [ 10 ] Typical festive Halloween activities include trick-or-treating (also known as " guising "), attending costume parties , carving pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns , lighting bonfires , apple bobbing , visiting haunted attractions , playing pranks , telling scary stories, and watching horror films . [ edit ] Etymology
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