historically,the word halloween is a contraction from the phrase.All hallows Even,which meant the day before All Hollows day,It is a Catholic holiday dedicated to the commemoration of saints and martyrs for faith;today,though,we know it more as a holiday of trick-or-treating,scary costumes,and entourage,and funny pranks. Gradually,Halloween has lost its religious connotations,and has turned onto holiday gladly celebrated by youth and adults across the western world on October 31
