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Pumpkin jack-o'-lantern carved for Halloween, lit from inside with candles.
Halloween
Why Do People Carve Pumpkins for Halloween?
Lit jack-o-lantern with a carved face sits on a wooden table surrounded by pumpkin pieces, plastic spiders, a knife, and a bowl of pumpkin pulp.
Bag of Halloween candies spilled from an orange bag.
Cartoon haunted house with cobwebs and broken windows, surrounded by jack-o-lanterns, bats, and ghosts. Quiz sections include Jack-o-lantern history, Trick-or-treating, Costumes and disguises, Modern Halloween, and Samhain and early Halloween. Text at the top reads Escape the haunted history.
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The Thousand-Year History of Halloween
Learn about Halloween's connection to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain.
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Why Do People Carve Pumpkins for Halloween?
Learn how the pumpkin became a symbol of Halloween.
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The Scary Story Behind “Trick or Treat”
Learn about one version of the history of trick or treat by watching this video....
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Children dressed in Halloween costumes.
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Celebrating Halloween in Derry (Londonderry), Northern Ireland.
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Halloween: jack-o'-lantern
A pumpkin carved for Halloween.
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Britannica's haunted house: Escape the haunted history
Test your knowledge of spooky traditions with this interactive Halloween history...
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