Halloween Celebrations at SNIS!

Halloween is a popular festival celebrated on the last day of October to remember the dead and saints. Halloween has its origin in the Celtic festival of Hallowmas, a celebration of the beginning of a new cycle of the Wheel of the Year. The name "Halloween" began as "All Hallows Eve."’Hallow’ meaning ‘Holy’. This became Halloween. It was the evening before All Hallows Day, which was later called All Saints' Day. On November 2nd, All Souls' Day was celebrated, a day of prayer for the dead. It was believed that the prayers of those still living could comfort dead souls. At SNIS, we rekindled the light of Halloween through our in-school celebrations. Students and teachers alike came dressed wearing costumes, additionally, individual classes celebrated with special treats in their respective classrooms. It had a special significance for children, who dressed in funny or ghostly costumes and knocked on the neighbouring classroom doors shouting “Trick or Treat!” keeping the Halloween tradition alive. It was fun to watch them trying to scare each other. Overall these activities were a mix of creativity and drama skills of the students. The enthusiasm and the excitement of the students added to the Halloween vehemence. Read less