What day is Halloween 2025, where did it originate and what does it mean?

Many places around the world, including Vietnam, celebrate Halloween 2025, which officially takes place on October 31. Do you know the origin of this day?

According to Timeanddate.com, Halloween is celebrated annually on October 31, a holiday famous for costumes, trick-or-treating, and carved pumpkins...

Halloween is celebrated annually on October 31, characterized by a spooky atmosphere. PHOTO: CAO AN BIEN

The origins of this festival date back to ancient Celtic festivals and Christian traditions marking the transition from autumn to winter and commemorating the souls of the dead.

Today, modern Halloween focuses on fun, community, and a touch of horror. It is one of the most widely celebrated holidays in the world .

Origin and history of Halloween

The story of Halloween begins with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, celebrated more than 2,000 years ago in Ireland and Scotland. Samhain marked the end of the harvest and the beginning of winter, a time of year associated with darkness and death.

The Celts believed that the boundary between the world of the living and the spirit world became fragile on Halloween night. To ward off wandering spirits, people lit bonfires and wore masks to disguise themselves.

As Christianity began to influence Celtic lands, ancient beliefs about connecting with the dead gradually merged with Christian traditions. Irish and Scottish immigrants brought their customs to North America in the 19th century, where they evolved into modern customs such as trick-or-treating, Halloween parties, and carving pumpkins into jack-o-lanterns.

Today, modern Halloween focuses on fun, community, and a little bit of ghosts and horror permeating the holiday atmosphere. PHOTO: CAO AN BIEN

By the 20th century, Halloween had developed into a major community festival and had significance in popular culture.

Halloween is said to have been introduced to Vietnam decades ago and has gradually become popular, especially among young people. Similar to other holidays such as Christmas, Valentine's Day... Halloween is a holiday originating from the West and adopted by Vietnamese people during the renovation period, but it is not as heavily ritualistic as the original festival.

According to the reporter 's records at this time in Ho Chi Minh City, many entertainment venues, shops... are filled with the Halloween atmosphere with symbols such as ghosts, skeletons, witches and vampires, pumpkin lanterns are decorated everywhere to celebrate this holiday.

According to Thanh Nien Newspaper

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