Ngomhla woku-1 kuNovemba wonyaka ngamnye, ngumsitho wesiNtu waseNtshona. Kwaye ngoku wonke umntu ubhiyozela "u-Eva weHalloween" (iHalloween), ebhiyozelwa ngo-Oktobha 31. Kodwa kukholelwa ngokubanzi ukuba ukususela ngo-500 BC, amaCelt (cELTS) ahlala e-Ireland, eSkotlani nakwezinye iindawo aqhubela phambili umthendeleko ngolunye usuku, oko kukuthi, ngo-Oktobha 31. Bakholelwa ukuba loo mini kuxa abantu babekholelwa ukuba imiphefumlo efileyo yalowo ufileyo yayiza kubuyela kwimiphefumlo yabo yangaphambili kwimiphefumlo yabo yangaphambili kwimihla yabo yokuphila kwimihla yangaphambili. ukuhlaziya, kwaye lo ngumntu okhoyo, umhla apho ihlobo liphela ngokusemthethweni, oko kukuthi, ukuqala konyaka omtsha. Ukuqala kobusika obunzima. Ekuphela kwethemba lokuvuselelwa emva kokufa. Abantu abaphilayo bayayoyika imiphefumlo efileyo ukuba ithathe ubomi bayo, ngoko abanye abantu bacima umlilo kunye nesibane samakhandlela ngolu suku, ukuze imiphefumlo efileyo ingabafumani abantu abaphilayo, kwaye banxibe izilo kunye neziporho zokoyikisa imiphefumlo efileyo. Emva koko, baya kulawula ikhandlela kwaye baqale unyaka omtsha wobomi. Eyona nto iphambili yizibane zamathanga, ekufuneka zibe zizibane zekherothi ekuqaleni. IIreland ineminqathe emikhulu.

Kukho elinye ilivo apha. Kuthiwa indoda egama linguJack yayilinxila yaye ithanda ukuqhula. Ngenye imini uMajeke wakhohlisela umtyholi emthini. Emva koko wakrola umnqamlezo esiphunzini waza wamoyikisa umtyholi ukuze angabi nabuganga bokuhla. UJack wayenesivumelwano noMtyholi kwizahluko ezithathu, evumela umtyholi ukuba athembise ukuba uza kupela ukuze uMajeke angaze enze ulwaphulo-mthetho aze amvumele ukuba ehle emthini. Emva kokufa kukaJack, umphefumlo wakhe wawungenakuya ezulwini okanye esihogweni, ngoko u-undead wayexhomekeke kwikhandlela elincinane ukuze amkhokele phakathi kwezulu nomhlaba. Eli khandlela elincinci lifakwe kwi-radish evulekileyo.
Ngenkulungwane ye-18, inani elikhulu labantu base-Ireland abafudukela eUnited States babona amathanga e-orenji, amakhulu, alula ukukrolwa, kwaye ngokukhawuleza bawayeka iminqathe kwaye basebenzisa amathanga avulekileyo ukubamba umphefumlo kaJack. Isiganeko esiphambili seHalloween yi "Trick or Treat". Umntwana onxibe zonke iintlobo zenkangeleko eyoyikekayo, enkqonkqoza kumnyango wendlu kammelwane, ekhwaza: “Iqhinga okanye Phatha!” Ummelwane (mhlawumbi naye enxibe isinxibo esoyikekayo) wayenokubapha iilekese, itshokolethi okanye izipho ezincinci. ESkotlani, abantwana baya kuthi "Isibhakabhaka siluhlaza, utshani buluhlaza, singaba neHalloween yethu" xa becela iilekese, kwaye baya kufumana iilekese ngokucula nokudanisa. Iqela elinike i-candy liya kuba zizityebi kwaye lijabule kunyaka omtsha; itheko elifumene ilekese liya kusikelelwa kwaye linesiphiwo. Olu lusuku oluhle lokuba abantu banzulu iimvakalelo zabo kunye notshintshiselwano omnye nomnye, okanye umoya odlamkileyo womnyhadala ngokwawo lixabiso kunye nentsingiselo yawo.