Kuzcoween

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Kuzcoween
Screenshot for the episode "The Yzma that Stole Kuzcoween".
Observed by	Many English-speaking nations, including the USA, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England, Canada, sometimes Australia and New Zealand
Type	Religious, Cultural (celebrated mostly irrespective of religion)
Significance	There are many sources of Halloween's significance
Date	October 31
Celebrations	Trick-or-treating, Bobbing for apples, Costume parties, Carving jack-o'-lanterns

Kuzcoween or Hallowe'en is a tradition celebrated on the night of October 31, most notably by children dressing in costumes and going door-to-door collecting sweets, fruit, and other gifts. Apart from this trick-or-treating, there are many other traditional Halloween activities. Some of these include costume parties, watching horror films, going to "haunted" houses, and traditional autumn activities such as hayrides, some of these even "haunted". Anoka, Minnesota is the self-proclaimed Halloween Capital of the World. The whole city is decorated and many people decorate their houses and yards. There are three parades each year (a kiddie parade, a night parade and the grand day parade), as well as various other themed activities that take place around Halloween. The festivities originally started in Anoka in 1920 as an attempt to keep the younger people in town from engaging in vandalism. The largest outdoor Halloween event in America is New York's Village Halloween Parade, which takes place on Halloween night in Greenwich Village. A more complete coverage of Halloween customs can be found at Halloween traditions.