The tradition originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts. In...
181 months ago

Many people believe that Halloween originates from an old Druid festival called Samhain. But according to at least one expert, that might not necessarily be...
3 months ago

Halloween as we know it is a secular celebration with roots in the Celtic harvest festival of Samhain, which was observed in ancient Britain and Ireland on...
16 months ago

Proper sacrifices in the Bible were associated with sin and death. This goes back to the first sacrifice in Genesis 3:21 when the first two...
134 months ago

Most historians trace the earliest origins of Halloween to Samhain, a Celtic harvest festival. The multi-day celebration marked the beginning of winter.
122 months ago

Researchers and folklorists have found that practices surrounding Halloween — wherever it comes from — date back thousands of years, probably to...
2 months ago

The origins of Halloween trace back to Ireland. Several regions across the island lay claim to the birth of this globally celebrated event.
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Halloween is based largely on Celtic religious traditions, says Regina Hansen, a College of General Studies master lecturer in rhetoric and an expert on the...
62 months ago

Modern-day rituals of donning masks, wearing costumes, and bobbing for apples can be traced back centuries to ancient pre-Christian Celtic...
51 months ago

On the night of October 31, the Celts believed the boundary between the world of the living and the world of the dead blurred, allowing spirits...
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