A long time ago, the Celts (who lived in Ireland, Scotland and Wales)
celebrated the new year on 1st November, and the night before that, 31st October, was the eve of
the Celtic new year, called "All Hallows' Eve". The Celts believed that souls of
dead people came back to the earth during that night to find a new body for themselves. Of course, no one
wanted a ghost to live in his body, so people dressed up to look like the souls of the dead. 
When Christianity came to Ireland, people no longer celebrated the new year on 1st November but
they didn't stop the tradition of dressing up as ghosts. When millions of Irish people
immigrated to the United States in the 1840s, the tradition came with them. These days, on 31st October
every year, people in the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada celebrate
Halloween. It is a celebration mostly for children, although more and more adults celebrate
Halloween as well.
HALLOWEEN GAMES : http://www.digipuzzle.net/education/halloween/index.htm
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