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Halloween's origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of

Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The Celts, who lived 2,000

years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom,

and northern France, celebrated their new year on November

1. This day marked the end of summer and the harvest and

the beginning of the dark, cold winter. 'Halloween,'

actually has its origins in the Catholic Church. It comes from a

contracted corruption of All Hallows Eve. November 1, 'All

Hollows Day' (or 'All Saints Day'), is a Catholic

day of observance in honor of saints. The holiday was

called Samhain (sow-en), the Celtic New ear.





Celts believed that on the night before the new year, the

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boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became

blurred. On the night of October 31, they celebrated

Samhain, when it was believed that the ghosts of the dead

returned to earth.





Halloween is

celebrated annually on October 31. Just think about a bunch of

frightening fantasies and the scary stories featuring ghosts,

witches, monsters, and all things that go bump in the night then

your thinking about one of the finest holidays of the

year.





The disembodied spirits of all those who had died throughout the

preceding year would come back in search of living bodies to

possess for the next year. It was believed to be their only hope

for the afterlife.



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The Celts believed all laws of space and time were suspended

during this time, allowing the spirit world to intermingle with

the living. Trick or treat is innocent fun to relish on the

Halloween Day. It comes from the catholic tradition of eating

and giving soul cakes on Halloween. People would walk from

village to village begging for 'soul cakes,' made out

of square pieces of bread with currants. The more soul cakes the

beggars would receive, the more prayers they would promise to

say on behalf of the dead relatives of the donors. At the time,

it was believed that the dead remained in limbo for a time after

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death, and that prayer, even by strangers, could expedite a

soul's passage to heaven. The Jack-o-lantern custom comes from

Irish folklore. Wearing costumes comes from the days when

Celtic villagers would dress up in ghoulish costumes and noisily

paraded around, being as destructive as possible in order to

frighten away spirits looking for bodies to possess. Halloween

party supplies like paper plates, napkins, and cups are a nice

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way to complete a Halloween Party Theme. Halloween

decorations like pumpkin piatas as a centerpiece, can also

double as party prizes. Party favors like Halloween stickers or

glow jewelry fit a Halloween Party Theme.



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