Children are home from school. Grandparents and other relatives may be coming to visit or the family may be traveling to visit them. Many special events and activities are planned. Adjusting to these changes can produce stress. Holidays Can Be a Source of Family Stress Problems or emotions repressed during other months often tend to surface during the holidays.
Many groups blend traditions.
Santeria is a blend of African traditions and Catholicism. Satanism is a blend of paganism and Christian traditions. Groups with blended traditions often celebrate two or three sets of holidays. According to Origins Of Halloween , the Christian roots of the holiday began when the early Roman Catholic Church decided to have one day to remember all the saints, All Saints' Day . There was a celebration on the evening before called All Hallow E'en.