Halloween Traditions Around the World for Kids
Halloween may bring to mind costumes, pumpkins and trick-or-treating, but fall celebrations look different around the world.
Exploring Halloween traditions around the world is an easy way to turn a familiar holiday into a cultural learning adventure for children.
Halloween Looks Different Everywhere
Some countries have adopted traditions such as costumes, parties and trick-or-treating, while others have their own holidays and customs connected to remembering loved ones, welcoming autumn or sharing stories about spirits and folklore.
That makes Halloween a great starting point for talking with children about an important idea: people around the world can celebrate the same season in very different ways.
Try asking:
- What traditions are similar to ours?
- What traditions are different?
- Which celebrations have a long history?
- Which traditions have become popular more recently?
- What would you like to learn more about?
Turn Halloween Into a Geography Activity
As you explore different celebrations, find each country on a map. Children can also compare the foods, decorations, stories and activities associated with each place.
Older children can choose one tradition to research further, while younger children can draw their favorite discovery.
The goal isn’t simply to collect spooky facts. It’s to help children see that holidays can reflect a place’s history, community and culture.
Explore Halloween Traditions Around the World
We created a Halloween Traditions Around the World printable to make exploring these celebrations easy and fun.
Use it at home, in a homeschool lesson or as a classroom activity to discover fun facts and traditions from different places around the world.
DOWNLOAD THE HALLOWEEN TRADITIONS AROUND THE WORLD PRINTABLE
Keep Exploring the World
Halloween can be the beginning of a much bigger adventure.
With Passport to Play, children explore countries through stories, crafts, STEAM activities, food, geography, games and hands-on learning—all designed to make discovering the world feel like play.