The Origins of Halloween

Published: Oct 25, 2018 by admin Filed under: Historical - 507 Views

Halloween's origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago and Halloween 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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