This holiday has been adopted as the day on which we make offerings of food and drink to the Hungry Ghosts, beings who are tormented by unquenchable cravings Children and adults are invited to come in costume or not as they wish; there is usually a scary story or play after the Hungry Ghost ceremony, followed by refreshments and other activities Outside the leaves have fallen, there's a chill in the air and dark, unpredictable forces seem close at hand; at Halloween we acknowledge those forces, and give them a place at the table
Halloween, or All Hallows Eve, derived from a pagan festival It is traditionally the night when ghosts and spirits have the power to roam the world Halloween falls on October 31st each year
(October 31st), according to Scotch superstition, is the time when witches, devils, fairies, and other imps of earth and air hold annual holiday (See Halloween, a poem by Robert Burns )