Halloween is one of the most popular festivals in the North and middle countries.  The festival is celebrated by everyone wearing weird and crazy and scary costumes and having parties.  Candies and costumes are the most important and popular at this festival.  If you are in North or Middle east countries you may be well known about this festival but Asian countries like India and China may not know about this.  Because this festival is celebrated by Christians.  So this festival is not celebrated in Asia where Muslims and Hindus and Bhuttas live in large numbers.

History

        Halloween has been celebrated for over 2000 years.  But 2000 years ago Halloween was never celebrated as it is celebrated today.  2000 years Halloween was celebrated for a different reason and in a different way.  Now the reason and way it is celebrated have changed over time.  

Ancient History

        Halloween was first celebrated by the Celtic people 2000 years ago.  2000 years ago it was called the Samhain festival.  Samhain festival was celebrated on October 10th.  Celtic people believe October 31st night the spirit of the dead man or in other words, ghosts returned to the earth.

        And they believe spirit made it easier for the Celtic priests to make predictions about the future.  Celts celebrate Halloween day for their priests.  That day Celtic people wear clothes typically consisting of an animal's head.  And they will together and make a sacred fire.  Then they will celebrate around the sacred fire.  They will tell the mantras that they should be well and that no harm should be done to their grain and crops.

What is Halloween why is it not celebrated in India?

Current Halloween festival
        Currently, Halloween is a family festival so, this festival is celebrated with family.  This festival is celebrated as a very happy festival.  They buy and eat candies and celebrate wearing new and different costumes.  And also big business comes into the party.

Halloween Business

        Now Halloween is the biggest platform for business.  Yeah, more than 5 billion $ worth of business takes place during the Halloween festival.  More candy and costumes are purchased during the festival.  Some reports say, In 2020 alone, $8 billion worth of business took place on Halloween.

And some businesses:
  • Provide the music for parties - In western countries, they celebrate every festival by conduct parties.
  • Create a costume for adults - In America over 150 million people celebrate this festival.  On that, over 100 million people bought clothes for Halloween.
  • Create a costume for pets - Some people bought clothes for their pets too.
  • Decorator - Next to Christmas people celebrate this festival as the biggest so they decorate the house like a Christmas.
  • Candy shop.