Halloween is an international celebration that takes place on October 31, the eve of the Western Christian holiday of All Saints' Day.
Activities of halloween
"The Celts, believed that on Samhain the spirits of the dead...
pagan religious festival originating from an ancient Celtic spiritual tradition."
the days were getting shorter and the nights longer."
Ireland, England, Scotland and France."
What is Halloween?
great ceremony to commemorate "the end of the harvest". "
include trick-or-treating (or related costume and soul), attending Halloween costume parties, carving pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns
the physical world and the spirit world break down during Samhain
is "the end of summer".
"Samhain is a ...
What do candles work for?
"This festivity marked the time when...
Samhain is usually celebrated from...
Lugh is the...
Celebrants believe that the barriers between
"The Celtic year ended on October 31, in autumn, for them...
The etymological meaning of "Samhain"
returned to visit the mortal world."
For them it meant the end of death or the initiation of a new life."
to help the souls of the dead find their way to light and rest with Lugh.
God of the sun
"The Celts inhabited various regions of...
"The ancient Celtic peoples used to perform a...
October 31 to November 1