Halloween Origins
The exact word Halloween emanates from the good old English term All Hallows E’en. It originates from the eve of the All Saint’s Day which occur around November 1st in the Calendar of the Church. Still you might be curious precisely just how a night of witches, skeletons, and ghosts was linked up with a day for the “saints”. As per to the Encyclopedia Britannica, October 31 was also the eve of the new year in both Celtic and Anglo-Saxon times as well as one of the the ancient fire festivals. The autumn festival obtained sinister significance with witches, zombies, ghosts, and demons, roaming in foreign countries. This specific event was initially in honor of Samhain, the Celtic lord of the dead, who it was said, permitted the souls of those who had passed on the previous year to go back home. Throughout these festivities, huge bonfires ended up being ignited to chase away demons and even witches also everyone put on costumes made of skins and animal heads. Ever since then the ritual of putting on costumes evolved into what we now see today all over the world. People dressed in zombie costumes, witch costume, and any and everything they can think of.
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