With the arrival of Christianity, Catholics decided from the 9th century onwards to celebrate All Saints' Day ("all saints"), on November 1st. And if we look more closely at the English word Halloween, it is a kind of shortening of the expression "All Hallows Eve", which means "all saints' evening", that is to say All Saints' Eve, October 31st!

Originally, the symbol of Halloween was... a turnip! From the legend of Jack-o'-lantern (Jack with the lantern, the character who inspired The Nightmare Before Christmas!), condemned to wander eternally in the darkness between hell and heaven, lighting himself with a brand placed in a carved turnip. In the United States, the turnip was gradually replaced by the pumpkin, which grows in October and is much easier to carve! It is therefore the pumpkin that gave its orange color to the current version of Halloween. Discover some pumpkin carvings for Halloween incredible!

Halloween has become a major holiday that Americans adore. A mix that recalls the Celtic festival of yesteryear, but also El Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, celebrated by Mexicans. A downplaying of death during which we dress up as skeletons, where we celebrate with family and friends above the graves of our ancestors. The Day of the Dead is beautifully depicted in the famous Pixar film: Coco.

Halloween is a celebration that takes place throughout the month of October. It's as important a celebration as Christmas is for us. From the beginning of October, we decorate the whole house in Halloween colors and we have already thought about the costumes that all the members of the family will wear on the evening of October 31st. Among the most popular disguises we find costumes of witches, ghosts and other monstrous charactersIt's a real horror competition! But the Americans are also showing originality, and it's a competition to see who will be the most inventive.

It's obviously October 31st, Halloween. The party is in full swing with the "Halloween Passage." Some costumes are completely crazy. Discover more a totally wacky selection of Halloween costumes for children ! Once disguised, children go door to door asking for treats. They shout "Trick or treat!" or "Trick or treat!", both work. They often leave with bags and pockets full of treats. Be careful, make sure they haven't expired...

Halloween isn't celebrated much in France. Some brands have tried to convert the French to this trend, but in such a marketing-driven way that the French didn't appreciate it and rejected it. However, more recently, we've seen a growing desire among children and young adults to Americanize themselves and celebrate this scary holiday. While trick-or-treating isn't all the rage, it's in the form of Halloween snacks or evenings with friends that the celebration of October 31st comes to life (or death): Yucky meals in trompe-l'oeil style, house decorations worthy of a haunted mansion, some go all out while for others Halloween evokes nothing.

However, imagine that in Brittany, until the 1950s, lanterns were carved from beets or rutabagas and they were placed on the side of the road or at the entrance to farms to scare each other. Other traditions similar to Halloween also existed in the north and east of France: on Saint Martin's Day, November 11, Children also dug beets and went from house to house collecting sweets. in exchange for a song.
At Mômes we believe there's no need to break the bank to celebrate Halloween. That's why we offer all sorts of DIY projects to make with the kids: costumes and Halloween masks, cat bag for collecting candy, ghostly decoration And there you have it! A few sweets and a little imagination are all it takes for France to make this terrifying holiday its own.