10 differences between Halloween in the US and the UK

Common language aside, there are numerous differences between the US and the UK. When it comes to Halloween, Americans and Brits each have their own way of doing things.Keep scrolling to learn 10 ways in which people celebrate Halloween in the US and the UK, from the costumes they wear to the kinds of candy they eat.In Scotland and the Isle of Man, Halloween's Celtic roots are honored through Samhain celebrations.While Americans don't usually emphasize Halloween's Celtic roots, the holiday's ancient, Pagan forebear ' Samhain ' is still celebrated in Scotland and on the Isle of Man, one of the British Channel Islands, as well as Northern Ireland and Ireland.Meaning "summer's end," Samhain (which takes place from October 31 to November 1) marks the end of the harvest season and symbolizes the divide between the world of the living and the world of the dead.Samhain celebrations feature rituals such as bonfires and dancing.Another fall holiday is actually a bigger deal than Halloween in the UK.Guy Fawkes Day (also known as Guy Fawkes Night and Bonfire Night) has historically been more significant than Halloween in the UK.Celebrated with parades, bonfires, and fireworks on November 5 ' you might be familiar with the rhyme "Remember, remember the fifth of November" ' Guy Fawkes Day commemorates the failed Gunpowder Plot. The scheme, orchestrated by Roman Catholics in 1605, was an attempt to blow up Parliament in response to King James I's refusal to expand the religious freedom of Catholics. The commercialized, American version of Halloween, however, is also taking off."I have a distinct sense that Halloween is overtaking or has overtaken Guy Fawkes Night," James Sharpe of the University of York told Smithsonian Magazine in 2014.In the US, costumes aren't always "scary."Brits tend to wear more traditional Halloween costumes, dressing up as ghosts, zombies, and other fearsome creatures."In the US, when kids go trick-or-treating, it seems any costume goes, even costumes that aren't necessarily 'Halloween-y' (including princesses, Spider-Man and so on)," wrote a Quora user with dual US/UK citizenship. "In the UK, we stick to the more traditional horror-inspired ghost/vampire/zombie/Frankenstein/ghoul costumes."According to a 2017 survey from the Halloween Industry Association, witch costumes were the most popular choice for adults in the US, while action/superhero costumes topped the kids' category. In fact, Americans spent a total of $3.4 billion on costumes last year.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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