A Wicked Halloween Psychology

Samhainophobia is the fear of Halloween, and it affects people of all ages and ethnicities. When a fear, even a fear that starts off as rational, becomes intense and irrational to the point one goes into shock or cannot think it is considered a phobia. This particular phobia is one of the more common phobias, but it can still be fairly hard to diagnose. Samhainophobia is thought to affect eleven percent of people. To truly understand why this fear affects so many different people and age groups, it is imperative that one understands the history behind Halloween as well as the reasons behind fear itself and how it affects people, what treatments are effective and available to the general public.

Every year millions of kids get dressed up, knock on doors, and beg for candy. With Halloween just around the corner, you all are probably wondering where this strange tradition came from. Every year I have experienced this holiday and have done research on this topic. According to a 2014 Smithsonian.com article, stated by Natasha Geiling, in just one year Americans spent over six billion dollars on candy, costumes, and ghoulish decor in anticipation for Halloween. Many people think all Halloween is about dressing up and going trick or treating but there's more to it than that. The roots and variations from all around are what makes Halloween what it is today. In order to understand this holiday, we will go into the history of Halloween, how it's celebrated around the world, and superstitions revolving it.

In “The Hallowe’en Party” by Miriam Waddington and “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, symbols are used to illustrate the different themes that make appearances throughout both narratives. In “The Hallowe’en Party”, there is an underlying message of hope that is conveyed at various points, though the most prominent is when the farm land is introduced. As an immigrant, Mr. Luria was likely nervous and scared about the idea of moving to a new country that was completely different in terms of society and culture. Despite this, he was determined to settle in Canada which would explain his need to “… [search]… for landscapes that were like his old home” (Waddington). He found a piece of Russia in the farm land

The night was Tuesday October 31st - Halloween night! I, Jackson, was coming home from a halloween party that my friend Jim had at his home. I have been friends with Jim my whole life and was excited to go to his party.

Halloween is one of the major events of America’s tradition. I’m fond of the idea of dressing up in awesome costumes. Kids put lots of effort into dressing up and walking down the street, getting candy. It is a big night for trick-or-treating. The trick-or-treating is my favorite part of Halloween. Halloween these days is a threat to our cities. It is one of the deadliest days of the year. For example, the rising in deaths of kids getting hit by cars, the car accidents involved with drunk drivers, and the feeling of being insecure walking at night in the community.

    “You excited for the haunted house tomorrow?”  Dad asked.  I had forgotten all about it. We are going to Summerford Farms Haunted House, what is said to be the spookiest haunted house of all.  Dad is nuts about Halloween.  He is always

One night on Halloween, five girls went trick or treating by themselves for the first time. They had a lot of candy left over so they decided to go through it and see what they wanted and didn’t want. Then that’s what when it happened, the knocking, slamming, scratching, everybody ran into the kitchen and got what they needed to protect themselves.

As soon as we got in we started walking and out of know where someone pooped out, and scared us I said “ that wasn’t so bad and scary” but I appear to have spoke to soon. The next thing we say was someone getting their head chopped off , and as soon as that happened I was so scared because it looked so realistic I almost

vIt was late on Hallow’s Eve. Everything was still. The children had went inside for the night. The air was stale. No one was in sight. No one remained awake. It was as if the very existence of life itself had stopped for a brief period in time. That is, everything except for a little, elementary school boy named Walter and his mother. Walter was as any other typical kid would be the night before Halloween. He was very anxious and eager for the following night’s festivities to occur. Walter anticipated Halloween like no other holiday. He yearned for the sugary goodness of a Gobstopper and the fruity flavoring of an AirHead. This Halloween though was going to be like no other. Walter had a feeling in his veins that this Halloween was going to be noteworthy. And it was. As Walter began to settle down for bed, he turned and asked his mother “Can you tell me a scary story?”

Halloween in the Halls is a night of trick-or-treat fun in the Residence Halls on campus. This program includes Hall Decorations, Activities in the Lobbies of Finegan, North, and Wehrle Hall, and trick-or-treating for children from the MLK Center along with faculty and staff’s children, grandchildren, nieces, and nephews in those halls.

(( Since you were asking about a Halloween event, how about a Halloween theme rp ovo ))

Halloween has roots in the ancient, pre - Christian Celtic festival of Samhain that was celebrated on Halloween/ October 31. The United Kingdom and Northern France believed that the dead would return to earth on Samhain.

Kevin decided to take his dog with him and dress the dog as a spooky ghost. Kevin and spooky leave the comfort of the home they lived in and set off on a night of horror. Kevin and spooks decided to spend this night in a haunted house across the road. Everyone said that the house wasn't haunted but Kevin knows a haunted house when he see’s one and this house was without a doubt

It was a foggy night on Halloween Many think that the barrier between our world and the underworld are at the weakest point well let's find out Me and my friends love Halloween we can be anyone or anything for only one day out of the year.Every year me and my friends lucy,who is a more scientific person believes every thing should be proven she has black hair blue eyes Parker,wants some money he has blond hair and green eyes and Eleanor is a scaredy cat she has white hair and brown eyes.we take a trip to my parents cabin in the louisiana swamp It is great this time of year because we always go looking for unusual things out of this world things paranormal things. We always see something but you never let them see you!

Halloween was originally celebrated by the Celts who lived in what is now Ireland, the UK, and parts of Northern France. November 1st was the beginning of their new year and they believed that the day before, October 31st, was a day when the living in the dead came together. Later, the Christian Church declared November first as All saints day also known as All Hallows Day, which was created as a holy day to honor the saints of their religion. The day before then became All hallows Eve which later became the holiday we know as Halloween. Much like the Celts the Christians believed that on this day the spirits of the dead would visit earth. Halloween is a holiday that has evolved overtime by building on ancient traditions, such as costume wearing, trick-or treating, having fires, and carving Jack-O-Lanterns.