Trace Back the Origin of Halloween

Halloween Celebrated every night of October 31. It first began from the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. 2,000 years ago celebrated the new year on November 1 such Ireland, United Kingdom and also part of the Northern France. A day considered as the end of the harvest and beginning of the dark, cold winter and associated the human death.


According to the Celts/Celtic belief the night before the new year, it was believed that all ghosts of the dead returned to earth to cause damaging crops. Druids built a sacred bonfires and people gathered burning crops, animals to sacrifice to Celtic Deities. Celts are wearing costumes of animal skin and heads. The purpose is to help for protection for the coming winter.


From eighth century, Pope Gregory III designated that November 1 as the date for honor all saints and martyrs, a holiday for all saints day, incorporated for Samhain Tradition. First an evening commonly known ALL Hallows Eve then later a Halloween.


Halloween evolved to the secular, community events trick-or-treating a tradition spreads to other countries.