Google has announced that Nigerians have surprisingly shown a growing interest in the holiday of Halloween, in search record.

Google, in its October report, said that search queries in the week leading up to October 31, shows that search terms like, ‘When is Halloween?’, ‘Halloween meaning’ and ‘History of Halloween’ topped searches by Nigerians.

Halloween, regarded as a Western tradition, is celebrated each year on October 31 in the United Kingdom (UK), Ireland, Scotland, United States of America and various other European countries.

The word ‘Halloween’ comes from All Hallows’ eve and means ‘hallowed evening’. The tradition has an ancient Celtic origin.

Pope Gregory III, in the 18th century, made November 1, ‘All Saints day’, a time to honour saints. All Saints day then integrated some of the Celtic tradition to pay homage ples read more here thttps://beadysworld.tv/katsina-bauchi-benue-kwara-and-oyo-nigerian-states-showing-growing-interest-in-halloween/