What's the story behind people wearing costumes for Halloween?

The fact that Americans blended harvest and Indian traditions into their own celebration around the time of Halloween created fertile ground for later immigrants to bring their own traditions. read more

The tradition of wearing costumes on Halloween was based on the belief that on the day of Halloween, spirits of the dead would descend on earth & to keep them away people used to dress up as ghosts or wear masks to make spirits believe that they are fellow spirits. read more

Halloween is an annual holiday celebrated each year on October 31, and Halloween 2018 occurs on Wednesday, October 31. It originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts. read more

Halloween trace its roots to a pagan festival of ancient Ireland known as Samhain. Samhain is considered the time when the 'door' to the other world opens and dead communicates with the earthly beings. read more