| Scary Halloween Party Invitations | | | | children door to door begging for candy - a |
| The best part of the fall season is planning and | | | | practice known today as trick or treating. While |
| going to Halloween celebrations. Most of October | | | | modern kids don't think anything of this fun |
| is celebrated all around the world with spooky | | | | activity, it's only been widely practiced here since |
| events and adrenaline raising parties. In the United | | | | the 1930s. Some suggest that trick or treating |
| States people love celebrating Halloween, one way | | | | was encouraged by adults to prevent kids from |
| 60% of people celebrate is by decorating their | | | | vandalizing property on Halloween night. But no |
| homes with ghosts, witches, and of course | | | | documentation of such a reason has been |
| jack-o-lanterns. Also Americans spend more on | | | | produced and sending out Halloween party |
| candy during the Halloween season than any other | | | | invitations would seem to take care of that |
| time of the year besides Christmas time. Many | | | | problem. |
| people have parties and will send out scary | | | | But trick or treating could stem from a practice |
| Halloween party invitations, or have a movie night, | | | | known as souling that was practiced throughout |
| but for more unique ideas keep reading. | | | | the UK and Europe on November 1st. People with |
| Origins of the Holiday | | | | no food or money would go door to door for a |
| Scary Halloween invitations Cards, can be traced | | | | handout in exchange for prayers for their |
| back to the Celtic people who once lived in what | | | | deceased relatives. This might have inspired some |
| is now the UK. On October 31st, they celebrated | | | | of these modern Halloween celebrations in the U. |
| Samhain that was a big festival to honor the Lord | | | | S. |
| of the Dead. The day was considered special | | | | Around the Globe |
| because they believed the spirits of the dead | | | | Just as people have plenty of reasons to send |
| were able to move into this world on that night | | | | out Halloween party invitations in the United |
| and could walk around freely until dawn. They | | | | States, so do other countries. Romania is a good |
| didn't even need ghost invitations to join the | | | | place to visit on October 31st. Travelers can go |
| party. | | | | to Dracula's castle and watch recreations of witch |
| The costume invitations sometimes used for | | | | trials while taking a tour through Transylvania. |
| Halloween parties can be traced to the Celts for | | | | Trick or treating occurs in other parts of the |
| this, too. Because not all of those free roaming | | | | world, too, including Denmark and parts of South |
| spirits were nice folks, the festival involved | | | | America. Tourists can also visit Mexico for |
| wearing costumes so the evil spirits couldn't find | | | | Halloween then stick around for the traditional Day |
| them. | | | | of the Dead festivities. Throughout much of the |
| Trick or Treating | | | | world, Halloween celebrations are a big part of this |
| Another important aspect of the holiday is sending | | | | time of year. |