THE HISTORY OF HALLOWEEN
Halloween is an annual celebration, but just what are we actually celebrating? How did this peculiar custom originate, and why does it persist? Is it, as some claim, a day for demonic worship, or is it just a harmless vestige of some ancient pagan ritual?
Halloween's origins date back some 2,000 years to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. The annual celebration called (samwen), marks the beginning of the Celtic New year, actually has its origins in the Catholic Church. The Celts lived in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom, and northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1st. This day marked the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of year that was often associated with human death.
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