Talk:Halloween
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To-do list for Halloween:
Halloween is celebrated in many places of the world. It would be useful to introduce how people celebrate Halloween in different countries in the world,for example Mexico, Peru or other non-speaking countries. We always explain the tradition of Halloween based on the United States but it could be interesting to know the differents traditions in the different countries. Edit: Date to November 5 (New Jersey in 2012)[1] |
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72.219.98.108 (talk) 04:53, 25 October 2023 (UTC) also, there has been death in hlloween. People hurted bay. This can harm them Bsketball. Pigeon.
- PLEASE 72.219.98.108 (talk) 04:53, 25 October 2023 (UTC)
- Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Cannolis (talk) 05:06, 25 October 2023 (UTC)
The magical side of Hallows Eve
There is a fantasy and magical side to Halloween or in its longer version Hallowes Evening. The fantasy side are things like ghosts and spirits and magical creatures there, also what about goblins and skeletons that walk around in fantasy world. Also the magical side of Hallowes Evening are all the magicians some in general are witches, wizards, warlocks, fairies and sorcerers, they are all part of some of costume parties you see where ever people go to. Any more suggestions to this article? 2607:FEA8:9C65:C300:B4AB:69AC:7328:A47E (talk) 12:38, 3 November 2023 (UTC)
Event title changes and source
Halloween I said up there is it’s modern title for it, but it’s also know as Hallows Eve or in its original languages it is Halelowes Evening. 2607:FEA8:9C65:C300:B4AB:69AC:7328:A47E (talk) 12:47, 3 November 2023 (UTC)
Date of Lemuralia
This article claims that Nov 1 was the date of "Lemuralia" on the Julian calendar. Historical sources indicate that this festival actually took place in the month of May in Rome. Therefore, this portion of the article should be removed. Source: https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/secondary/SMIGRA*/Lemuralia.html 2604:3D09:A07B:D800:61B8:DC1D:9846:EC9F (talk) 20:29, 7 November 2023 (UTC)
"Samhain is mentioned in some of the earliest Irish literature." in the Gaelic Folklore Influence section is vague and lacks citation
What is the literature in question, and how early is early? These should probably be answered in the article. Meepcode (talk) 19:19, 19 September 2024 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 30 September 2024
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2603:3006:101D:6700:84D8:F026:D3C7:9092 (talk) 17:52, 30 September 2024 (UTC)
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