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Especially for kids, it is a time for them let loose and pretend, feel emotions
they wouldn't often feel, and spend time with their friends in an unstructured
environment. It's one tradition we should hold onto and enjoy more.

What
started centuries ago in Ireland as All Saints Day to honor Catholic Saints,
became All Hallows Eve and evolved to a strange ritual with an almost slang
expression, Halloween. Rather than warding off evil spirits, Halloween in modern
times for kids is more of an opportunity to scare and be scared safely. It is
the only celebration of the year where whole communities become one big family
and youths walk the dark streets to collect candy and show off their kids
Halloween costumes.

Although few people know much about
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imagination of many. It has spawned a multimillion dollar industry built around
merchandise such as Halloween costumes, candy confectionaries, theatre and movie
entertainment, and for collecting funds for charities. It is one of the few
times kids get free reign of their imagination and can let loose their
inhibitions. At school, Halloween is celebrated with plays and games, and visits
outside the school to haunted houses.

Halloween Origins-The Celtic
tradition of Halloween is thought to have been brought to America and Canada
from Irish immigrants in the 1840's. Long ago the Celtic people set October 31st
as summer's end and the beginning of a new year. They had belief where the
disembodied spirits of all those who had died in the last year would return in
search of living bodies to possess for the next year. They extinguished all
lights and fires and made their homes cold. They would don ghoulish costumes and
parade around the neighbourhood to frighten away those spirits looking for
bodies to possess.

The Jack' O Lantern is perhaps the foremost symbol of
Halloween closely followed by ghosts. Before modern manufactured Halloween
costumes, the ghost was one of the most common costume themes for the Hallow's
Eve evening out. The Jack O' Lantern comes from Celtic lore about a hard
drinking and stingy Irishman named Jack who met the devil in a pub on Halloween.
Jack was a tricky soul and was about to fall prey to the devil after drinking
too much. He made a deal with the devil by offering up his soul for one more
drink. The devil had to change himself into a coin so Jack could pay for that
drink. But Jack just pocketed the coin in a sack that had a silver cross in it
and the Devil couldn't do a thing.
Later nike
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while he was walking a country road in the Irish countyside. The ever-tricky
Jack asked the Devil to climb a tree and pick an apple and the Devil complied.
When the Devil was in the tree, Jack carved a cross in the tree so the Devil
could not come back down.

When Jack finally died years later, he went to
heaven but was turned away because of all his drinking, tricking and miserable
ways. Even at the gates of hell, Jack was turned away by the Devil and told to
go back whence he came. Jack asked the devil for a light because the road back
was so dark. The Devil tossed him a burning ember from his hell fire and jack
carried it in a hollowed out turnip he was eating. Ever since, as legend has it,
Jack is wandering around in the dark with his lantern.

In North
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pumpkins were used for Jack O' Lanterns and are a big part of the Halloween
tradition today. Irish residents were always afraid of Jack returning or some
other ghost of the departed would appear. They would wear costumes to frighten
them away and would also leave food at their doorstep to keep the ghosts
occupied. That was the start of the trick or treat ritual that most kids take
part in today when they walk the neighbourhood streets on Hallow's Eve. The
trick part was probably in honor of old Jack.

Today, the celebration is
fairly tame but kids still walk the streets wearing ghoulish clothing and
knocking on neighbor's doors and there's plenty of parties across the country.
There's pranks too, which was a part of the Celtic tradition too. Probably more
of Jack's work.

Halloween Costumes-On the topic of Halloween costumes,
there are hundreds of ideas for costumes and many people enjoy making their kids
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frighten you.

For a less amount you might want to consider sports
costumes. There are youths sports outfits that you can use as Halloween costumes
or even as kids pajamas. Not only are kids thrilled dressing up as a football
player for instance, but they can actually sleep in them after the Halloween
parties and tradition is over. If you have several kids to put in costumes this
Halloween, you might want to make them last a while. And kids rarely want to put
on the same costume they had last year, and they grow out of them
too.

Instead, you'll want to make the most of your purchase by having
something they can use again. Football uniforms with NFL football team and
College Football team logos and player numbers are a big thrill for boys. Some
uniforms even come with shoulder pads and plastic helmets. They're not for real
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up for the living room. Dad will like having them dressed up before the big game
on Sunday and especially if they're going to an NFL or College football
game.