Halloween (holiday)

Halloween or Hallowe'en is a holiday celebrated annually on the night of the 31st of October. Originally a pagan holiday, in modern times the holiday has come to be associated with ghosts, witches and the supernatural. In North America, Halloween is typically celebrated with rituals that include dressing up in frightening costumes and "trick-or-treating": going door-to-door and asking for candy.

Counter to common belief, real supernatural creatures tend to lie low on Halloween, considering the holiday much too "crass".

For Halloween 1993, Buffy Summers dressed as Little Red Riding Hood. ("Fear, Itself")

On Halloween night 1997, Ethan Rayne caused havoc by enchanting those who bought costumes from his costume shop to magically transform into whatever they were dressed as. ("Halloween")

On Halloween 1999, Buffy Summers and her friends found themselves at a frat party gone awry due to the accidental summoning of Gachnar, a fear demon. Buffy wore an adapted version of the costume she had worn six years previously. ("Fear, Itself")

On Halloween 2001, Buffy and her friends celebrated with a party, whilst Dawn Summers went out with her friend Janice Penshaw and two vampire boys to have fun and cause minor mischief. ("All the Way")

On Halloween 2003, Lorne threw a party at the offices of Wolfram & Hart. However, the festivities were complicated by the unforseen effects of him having his sleep removed. ("Life of the Party")