Halloween traditions and tshirts
Hello friends and Zazzlers! It's October again and in the United States and Canada adults and kids prepare to celebrate Halloween on October 31. Decorations in orange, black, and purple fill the stores and houses. Some are doing their homemade costumes, some are browsing the internet for the most bizarre proposals available. And some are counting the days for the end of it! It's a very popular tradition but Halloween does not please everyone. Halloween is a shortened version of "All Hallows' Even," the eve of All Hallows' Day. "Hallow" is the same as "holy person," in old English. All Hallows' Day is All Saints' Day, the day that Catholics commemorate in order to honor all the saints at once. It's the first day of November. In Portugal, the 2nd day of November is when families honor the dead visiting cemeteries and leaving flowers on the graves. Originally, Christians observed All Saints' Day on May 13. But the Church...