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Halloween

Halloween is a holiday celebrated in the US, Canada and the British Isles on October 31st where people dress in costumes and children go door to door asking for candy. (noun)

An example of Halloween is when children dress as ghosts and witches and go to neighbor's doors saying "Trick or treat!"

See Halloween in Webster's New World College Dictionary

or Hallowe'en

noun

the day or, esp., the evening of Oct. 31, now generally celebrated by masquerading, trick-or-treating, displaying jack-o'-lanterns, etc.

See Halloween in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also Hal·low·e'en (hălˌə-wēnˈ, hŏlˌ-)

noun

October 31, celebrated in the United States, Canada, and the British Isles by children going door to door while wearing costumes and begging treats and playing pranks.

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