HalloweenisanautumnholidaythatAmericanscelebrateeveryyear.Itmeans"holyevening,"anditcomeseveryOctober31,theeveningbeforeAllSaints'Day.However,itisnotreallyachurchholiday,itisaholidayforchildrenmainly.
Everyautumn,whenthevegetablesarereadytoeat,childrenpicklargeorangepumpkins.Thentheycutfacesinthepumpkinsandputaburningcandleinside.Itlooksasiftherewereapersonlookingoutofthepumpkin!Theselightsarecalledjack-o'-lanterns,whichmeans"Jackofthelantern".
ThechildrenalsoputonstrangemasksandfrighteningcostumeseveryHalloween.Somechildrenpainttheirfacestolooklikemonsters.Thentheycarryboxesorbagsfromhousetohouse.Everytimetheycometoanewhouse,theysay,"Trickortreat!Moneyoreat!"Thegrown-upsputtreat-moneyorcandyintheirbags.
Notonlychildren,butmostgrown-upsalsoloveHalloweenandHalloweenpartiesbecauseonthisday,theycandisguisethemselvesaspersonagesorghostastheirimaginationswillleadthem.Thisbringthemthesatisfactionofbeingyoung