<p>Halloween happens on October 31st every year. On this day, people wear scary costumes, carve pumpkins, and eat lots of candy. They also go to fun parties and decorate their homes with spooky things.</p><p>A long time ago in Ireland, people believed that on October 31st, ghosts came to visit. They had a special festival called Samhain to keep the ghosts away.</p><p><strong>The history behind Halloween.</strong></p><p>Halloween started with a festival called Samhain, where people dressed up to scare away bad spirits. Now, people celebrate it for fun, especially in the United States, where people buy millions of candies for Halloween!</p><p><strong>The role of pumpkins and colours.</strong></p><p>People in Ireland carved faces into pumpkins and put lights inside to scare away bad spirits. Now, pumpkins are a big part of Halloween. The colors orange and black are also important—orange is for the fall, and black is for the end of summer.</p><p><strong>Popular Halloween movies</strong>:</p><p><strong>Hocus Pocus</strong></p><div class="raw-html-embed"><iframe width="100%" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/idc0EOmKr30?si=bL2Xe_3WnNWGco3U" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><figcaption>Hocus Pocus 2 Trailer.</figcaption></div><p><strong>Casper</strong></p><div class="raw-html-embed"><iframe width="100%" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fVET4AN0Dcs?si=HeAlbXMJBVXytBDe" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><figcaption>Casper Trailer.</figcaption></div><p><strong>Haunted Mansion</strong></p><div class="raw-html-embed"><iframe width="100%" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjLKTz81bj8?si=EscNF0kd_HPv8YJg" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><figcaption>Haunted Mansion Trailer.</figcaption></div>

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