Halloween
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Summary
Halloween is a holiday[1]. Halloween ranks in the top 1% of holiday entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (177,018 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: vigil[3]
- Followed by: All Saints' Day[4]
- Subclass of: observance[5], folklore[6], ritual[7], cultural anthropology[8]
- Part of: Allhallowtide[9]
- Commons category: Halloween[10]
- Country of origin: Ireland[11]
- Has part(s): trick-or-treating[12], jack-o'-lantern[13], apple bobbing[14]
- Day in year for periodic occurrence: October 31[15]
- Foods traditionally associated: pumpkin[16], candy[17], pumpkin pie[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Halloween[19]
- Commons gallery: Halloween[20]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Halloween[21]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[22], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23]
- Name in kana: はろうぃん[24]
- Different from: Halloween[25]
- Hashtag: halloween[26], ハロウィン[27], HappyHalloween[28], Halloween2024[29], 2022Halloween[30]
- Geography of topic: geography of Halloween[31]
Body
Outcome and Impact
Things named for Halloween include Batman: The Long Halloween[32], a film in two parts[33], directed by Chris Palmer[34]; Halloween Gambit[35], a gambit[36]; and Halloween Massacre[37], a massacre[38], in Angola[39].
Why It Matters
Halloween has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Halloween is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
Entities named for Halloween include Batman: The Long Halloween[32], a film in two parts[33], directed by Chris Palmer[34]; Halloween Gambit[35], a gambit[36]; and Halloween Massacre[37], a massacre[38], in Angola[39].