Scary creatures, ghost, spirits, mythical animals, pumpkins and many more, these are symbols of Halloween that sprawled all over the world. The hype that's created by this holiday has created an avenue for the inquisitive minds to speculate more about the paranormal and the unexplained events in human existence. Among all the Halloween traditions in the world, those in Asia have blared the loudest clamor of curiosity from believers of the paranormal and otherwise. Aside from remembering the souls of the loved ones, sometimes costume parties are held to bring fun to the children instead of making this season scary. Dressing up in your favorite character like Dorothy costume or Cowardly Lion in the Wizard of Oz or Snow White and the seven dwarfs is also cute.
Halloween traiditon is one of the oldest holidays celebrated by people from different countries all over the world. In most western countries like US and Canada, carved pumpkins and corn stalks sprawled all over the suburbs, trick-or-treating, and costume depicting scary creatures are staple practices during the festival. However, Asians celebrate Halloween in a slightly different way. In the same manner, people from Hong Kong also celebrate the Halloween festival to guide the spirits back to their world. In their culture, spirits are believed to roam the earth on the day before November 1. They burn pictures of fruits or money believing that these images would reach the spirit world and bring comfort to the ghosts. Yue Lan or Festival of the Hungry Ghosts is a time for people to honor the spirit of the dead.
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