Halloween tips and history By: Zaira Sandoval Holmes Middle School 6 Grade

For thousands of years people have been celebrating different holidays and festivals at the end of October. It started around the 1800's. The modern observances of Halloween are more recent than one might expect. The holiday had rebirth in North America between the late 19Th and early 20Th centuries, probably through an influx of Irish immigrants. They brought with them traditions that combined features of the Celtic and Christian holidays, and celebrated with feasting, divination's and mischief making. Jack O' lanterns and trick or treating in costume both became Halloween fixtures in North America, and have since been exported.

Even more exciting was the evening before, Halloween. On this night people thought the ghost and withes, black cats, bats, and owls came. The people believed in ghosts withes. They built fires on the mountains to keep them away.

Halloween Safety Tips Trick-or-Treat

• Always carry a flashlight




• Never run, but you can walk




• Never disobey traffic signals





• Don't go to unfamiliar neighborhoods




• Wear a watch that you can read in the dark

Parents tips

• Make sure your child eat dinner before going trick-or-treating



• Kids should carry cellphone to call home


• Older children should know where to reach you and when to be home


• If your child is going on their own, be sure they are wearing a watch, a better watch to wear one that can be read in the dark


• Younger children of any age should be with an adult