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Halloween started as a Celtic festival called Samhain about 2000 years ago. It was believed that the barrier between the living and dead was very thin on that day so people would dress up to scare away the spirits. There's, of course, a lot more to it than that, but that's the gist.
Nov 1, 2024
Oct 31, 2024 ˇ NBC10's Matt DeLucia digs deep into ghostly matters to uncover how Halloween came to the United States. It all started in ancient Ireland.
Oct 22, 2024 ˇ When is Halloween, and what is the true story behind it? Every year it's held on October 31 for two reasons: a pagan one and a Christian one. The ancient Gaelic ...
Oct 31, 2024 ˇ Halloween can be traced to the ancient festival of Samhain. It was a Celtic holiday celebrated on Nov. 1 where the souls of the dead returned to their homes.
Oct 31, 2024 ˇ Halloween goes all the way back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, celebrated over 2,000 years ago in what we now call Ireland, the United Kingdom, and ...
Oct 4, 2024 ˇ Halloween is a US and Canadian holiday that is always celebrated on October 31, the last day of October.
Oct 31, 2024 ˇ Halloween began as a the Festival of Samhain about 2,000 years ago. It was created as a way for the Celts to scare away ghosts and spirits. They believed around ...
Oct 17, 2024 ˇ Halloween is rooted in celebrations that are more than 2000 years old. Here's how the holiday evolved into costumes, candy and trick-or-treating.
Oct 28, 2024 ˇ Peter's Basilica to all the saints and moved All Saints' Day to November 1. “The date of Halloween and the Feast of All Saints are actually connected to Rome,” ...
Sep 24, 2024 ˇ In essence, Halloween means “holy evening,” which makes sense given its Christian ties. Around 1773, the Scots began combining the two words and referring to ...
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