![]() Getting Ghoulish in Germanyīut even in places without a Celtic connection, the sugary trappings of Halloween are taking hold. and Canada, is home to many people descended from the Celts, an ancient people that celebrated Halloween's predecessors. ![]() ( See pictures of England's goth festival, which takes place every October.) consumers spent money on Halloween in 2016, shelling out a total of 310 million pounds-a number that's expected to rise in 2017. But to the chagrin of some in the United Kingdom, it has grown immensely: Forty-six percent of U.K. Rogers grew up in Bristol, England, where Halloween was once little noticed. ![]() "And, of course, social media really encourages this kind of thing.” "It's a day of festive license, transgression, and a certain lack of inhibition," says Nicholas Rogers, a historian at York University in Toronto and the author of Halloween: From Pagan Ritual to Party Night. Halloween is spreading around the globe like a zombie outbreak.įrom Germany to Japan, young adults are embracing the holiday-particularly its costume parties-as they escape the status quo for a night. ![]()
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