The tradition of Halloween on 31 October comes from the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. Samhain was the Celtic New Year and they celebrated it on 1 November because that was the end of summer and harvest time (life) and the beginning of winter (death). It was also the time for ghosts to return to earth for a day.
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3 days ago · The Celts believed that on this night, the boundary between the world of the living and the dead was at its weakest, allowing spirits to cross over. To protect ...
5 days ago · Long before carved pumpkins and candy haunted the streets, the festival of Samhain marked the beginning of the darker half of the year in ancient Ireland.
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