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Halloween began as a the Festival of Samhain about 2,000 years ago. It was created as a way for the Celts to scare away ghosts and spirits. They believed around that time of the year, the wall between their realm and ours thinned.
Oct 31, 2024
Oct 29, 2024 ˇ Halloween has origins in Samhain, a major annual festival of the ancient Celts, which took place on November 1 and was distinguished by bonfires, feasting, and ...
Oct 22, 2024 ˇ It began centuries ago as a pagan holiday that honored the dead and warned of a netherworld of spirits and ghosts. See more in this special, "The Real Story ...
Oct 22, 2024 ˇ Halloween comes from something very spiritual and also very dark. The Bible tells us time and time again that we are not to have anything to do with Darkness.
Oct 13, 2024 ˇ The history of Halloween goes back at least 2,000 years, to the Celtic pagan festival of Samhain (pronounced “sow-un”). Samhain actually means “November” in ...
Oct 31, 2024 ˇ According to historian Nicholas Rogers, “the pagan origins of Halloween” arise not from rumors of human sacrifice but from “the notion of Samhain as a festival ...
Sep 16, 2024 ˇ The origin of Halloween may, in fact, span farther back than the ninth century when All Saints Day was created. Linked to the Celtic holiday Samhain, this could ...
Sep 12, 2024 ˇ Halloween's origins can be traced back to ancient Celtic celebrations, particularly the festival of Samhain. Samhain marked the end of the harvest season and ...
Oct 4, 2024 ˇ The Halloween that you know today is a result of the great American immigrant melting pot. At first, celebrations were pretty limited in colonial New England as ...