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Celebrating Spooky Season Around the World
01 Halloween
UNITED STATES
Early iterations of trick-or-treating began in the Middle Ages. Then called “mumming,” people disguised themselves and went to neighbors’ doors performing dances and plays in exchange for food.
The tradition made a big comeback with children in the United States after World War II, when sugar was no longer rationed and suburbs were flourishing. Today, trick-or-treating is a Halloween activity practiced in the U.K., Ireland, Canada and Australia.
02 Día de los Muertos
MEXICO
Every year, families across Mexico gather at the gravesites of loved ones and create home altars bearing the deceased’s favorite dishes, marigold flowers and other gifts. According to tradition, the gates of heaven open at midnight on October 31 and spirits can reunite with their families for 24 hours.
03 Fet Gede
HAITI
Each year, voodoo practitioners gather in cemeteries to…
