So where did this fun holiday really come from? Well, Halloween, as we all know is celebrated on October 31st, is a mix of ancient Celtic practices Catholic and Roman religious rituals and European folk traditions that blended together over time to create the holiday we know today. To some people, Halloween is a time to dress up and have fun but to some people it is a time for superstitions, ghosts, goblins and evil spirits. It used to be a holiday honoring the dead and was referred to All Hollows' Eve and dates back to over 2,000 years ago. Halloween has long been thought of as a day when the dead returns to Earth and ancient Celts would have bonfires and dress up in costumes to scare off these roaming spirits. The Celtic holiday of Samhein, the Catholic Hallowmas period of all Saints' Day and All Souls' Day and the Roman festival of Feralia all influenced the modern holiday of Halloween. Halloween began to lose its religious connotation in the 19th century and became a community-based children's holiday.
So however you celebrate Halloween, make sure you make the most of it and have fun because it only comes once a year.
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