Halloween is on 31 October<\/strong>, the eve of All Hallows\u2019 Day. Halloween most probably finds its roots in Celtic harvest festivals. Guises and lanterns were used to drive away the evil spirits. Today, the most popular parts of the celebration is throwing costume parties<\/strong> and children going from house to house or door to door to \u201ctrick or treat<\/strong>\u201d, wearing costumes, collecting candies \u2013 or taking revenge on houses were they are not welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1 November<\/strong> is a Christian festival celebrated in honor of all the saints, known or unknown. It is a banking holiday in Hungary<\/strong>. In church a mass is held in commemoration, and families often go to the cemetery to visit their dead and tidy the graves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2 November<\/strong> commemorates the faithful departed, especially one\u2019s relatives. In Anglicanism it is called \u201cCommemoration of All Faithful Departed\u201d. As it is not a banking holiday<\/strong> in Hungary, so instead of this day, families usually visit their dead on the day before. Because of this, All Saint\u2019s Day and All Souls\u2019 Day is often confused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The 3 days may be referred to as \u201cAllhallowtide\u201d in English. In Hungary only 1 November is a banking holiday, but this period is still traditionally considered a time for quiet commemoration, to spend time with your closest relatives, and remember those relatives who have already passed away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The traditional Halloween seems to be quite the contrary of what you would usually have in Hungary. Noisy parties, flashy costumes, tricks and treats and all the bustle<\/strong> reminds more of the Carnival in February and would seem a bit out of place. However, everyone likes to have an excuse to party, so over the past years (or even decades) it has been a trend to celebrate Halloween in Hungary, and throw Halloween costume parties \u2013 and offer huge Halloween sales. Although trick-or-treating is still not a thing in Hungary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some people, especially the older generations, do not approve of having all the flashy costumes and noisy parties in this period of quiet commemoration<\/strong>. However, those who go party on 31 October may still go to the cemetery with their family on 1 November. The tradition has not been destroyed, only complemented. The world changes constantly, and in today\u2019s globalized world, where we forever learn new things from each other, and get new ideas from each other, it is inevitable to learn about each other\u2019s culture as well. And if we already know about it, why not join the party?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Do they celebrate Halloween in Hungary? The question is as tricky as this holiday itself. The short answer is no, they don\u2019t celebrate Halloween in Hungary. Then what do they do instead?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":9683,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[998,892],"class_list":["post-35631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-27","tag-culture-ar","tag-lifestyle-ar"],"yoast_head":"\nAll Hallows\u2019 Day or All Saints\u2019 Day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
All Souls\u2019 Day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Allhallowtide: 31 October \u2013 2 November \u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Halloween in Hungary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n