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First celebrated by the Irish, Halloween has its roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain. It was a time when the pagans took stock of their supply for winters. It was believed that on Halloween day, the boundaries between the living and dead overlapped and the dead could return back to cause chaos in the living world.

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16 Creepy Halloween Customs and Superstitions around The World

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1. In Mexico, ‘El Dia los Muertos’ starts on October 31st and ends on November 2nd

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2. In Ireland, where it all started, Halloween is celebrated with lots of games and tricks.

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3. In China, Halloween is celebrated as Teng Chieh.

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4. In Germany too, the people pray for the souls of the dead in Halloween.

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5. In Hong Kong, Halloween is celebrated as the ‘festival of the hungry ghosts’.

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6. In Austria, bread, water and a lighted lamp are left outside the house on Halloween to

welcome the dead souls to the earth.

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7. In Scotland, the tradition is to peel an apple and throw the peel behind you.

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8. In UK and North America

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9. Have you ever wondered why there is a burning candle kept inside a jack-o-lantern?

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10. Another Halloween superstition is that if you hear footsteps behind you on the day it

is celebrated

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11. An old Celtic custom was to light big bonfires on Halloween.

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12. It is said that if you’re born on Halloweeen, you can both see and talk to spirits.

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13. Fancy a rendezvous with a witch?

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14. For good luck, many people believe that lighting orange candles and letting them burn

till morning is auspicious.

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15. Some people believed that on Halloween, owls would dive down and eat the souls of

anyone dying that night.

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16. It is also believed that if bats circle your house three times on Halloween night, death

is inevitable.

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