HALLOWEEN

Halloween, also known as All Hallows' Eve or All Saints' Eve, is a public holiday celebrated each year on October 31. The holiday is celebrated on the eve of the feast of All Hallows' Day.

Halloween

Date: October 31

Frequency: Annual

Instituted: 31 October 2019

Holiday Type: Public

Typical Woodlandia Halloween Poster (2022)

1. History

The tradition of celebrating the day begins in the time in the liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including the saints (hallows), martyrs, and all the faithful departed. Many Halloween traditions originated from ancient Celtic harvest festivals.

The first Halloween of the Principality of Woodlandia was founded on October 31, 2019 by His Royal Highness Sovereign Prince Shawn of Woodlandia.

2. Declaration of Halloween

Halloween was proclaimed a public holiday by HRH Prince Shawn on the day of its institution on October 31, 2019, and took effect "upon, from and after" October 31.

3. Tradition

The principal activities that generally take place on Halloween include trick-or-treating, attending Halloween costume parties, carving pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing, divination games, playing pranks, visiting haunted attractions, telling scary stories, as well as watching horror films.