That time of the year is up again and a big portion of the globe will be celebrating it with costumes, pumpkins and horror movies.
Although we don’t celebrate Halloween in Turkey, it has been one of my favorite celebrations in the U.S. Let’s start with my favorite costume of all times:
And then some history: The name is derived from old English and relates to the Eve of All Stains’ Day celebrated on November 1st. Halloween, celebrated on October 31st, originated in Ireland and Scotland. It is the day the Irish and the Scottish believed marked the end of lighter half of the year and the start of the darker half. During this certain day the border between this world and the other word would become thin allowing each part to easily pass to the other side. So in order to protect themselves from the harmful spirits that might be wandering around, people would hide their true identity behind masks and costumes. They would also stock food for the upcoming winter season.
