31October2025
Fréjus Fête Halloween
Friday, October 31 at 14 a.m.
Cœur Historique Place Clémenceau et Place Formigé 83600 Fréjus
Originally, Halloween is a Celtic festival of Irish origin. In fact, it was the Irish who brought the tradition to the United States!
So, in reality, it is the Celtic New Year!
So, in reality, it is the Celtic New Year!
About 3000 years ago, the Celtic calendar did not end on December 31st but on October 31st. And this last night of the year was the night of the god of death: Samhain.
In October, the nights get longer and legend has it that ghosts take advantage of this to pay a little visit to the world of the living. However, to prevent ghosts from coming to haunt them, the Celts used to dress in terrifying costumes to scare the ghosts and to get together to party on the evening of October 31.
With the arrival of Christianity, Catholics decided, from the 19th century, to celebrate All Saints' Day ("feast of all saints") on November 1st. The name Halloween is a contraction of the English All Hallows'Eve which means the eve of all Hallows'day and which can be translated as "the eve of all saints", or October 31st.
The Halloween party was born!
With her, we find her symbols like the pumpkin or the famous phrase “trick or treat”.
Originally, the symbol of this holiday was... a turnip! From the Irish legend of Jack-o'-lantern, condemned to wander eternally in the darkness between hell and heaven by lighting himself with a firebrand placed in a carved turnip. In the United States, the turnip was replaced by the pumpkin, which grows on the territory and is easier to carve.
The maxim "trick or treat" also has its roots in Irish history. The poorest families used to knock on the doors of the richest houses once a year to ask for food. These families had the choice to give or not. However, some refusals led the poor families to steal or play tricks on the rich families who refused to help them. This is where the tradition "Trick or Treat" comes from, which we can now translate as "trick or treat".
In Fréjus, Halloween is an opportunity for young and old to wear their scariest costumes and take part in the activities on offer.
In October, the nights get longer and legend has it that ghosts take advantage of this to pay a little visit to the world of the living. However, to prevent ghosts from coming to haunt them, the Celts used to dress in terrifying costumes to scare the ghosts and to get together to party on the evening of October 31.
With the arrival of Christianity, Catholics decided, from the 19th century, to celebrate All Saints' Day ("feast of all saints") on November 1st. The name Halloween is a contraction of the English All Hallows'Eve which means the eve of all Hallows'day and which can be translated as "the eve of all saints", or October 31st.
The Halloween party was born!
With her, we find her symbols like the pumpkin or the famous phrase “trick or treat”.
Originally, the symbol of this holiday was... a turnip! From the Irish legend of Jack-o'-lantern, condemned to wander eternally in the darkness between hell and heaven by lighting himself with a firebrand placed in a carved turnip. In the United States, the turnip was replaced by the pumpkin, which grows on the territory and is easier to carve.
The maxim "trick or treat" also has its roots in Irish history. The poorest families used to knock on the doors of the richest houses once a year to ask for food. These families had the choice to give or not. However, some refusals led the poor families to steal or play tricks on the rich families who refused to help them. This is where the tradition "Trick or Treat" comes from, which we can now translate as "trick or treat".
In Fréjus, Halloween is an opportunity for young and old to wear their scariest costumes and take part in the activities on offer.
Themes:
- Creative hobbies
- Litterature
- Halloween
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| Opening hours on October 31, 2025 | |
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| Friday | Open from 14 a.m. to 19 p.m. |
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