| Halloween is full of costumes and candy,
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| | of people leaving bowls of food in front
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| trick-or-treating and terrifying haunted
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| | of their homes. They did this to keep the
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| houses, pumpkins and black cats. But just
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| | ghosts that were wandering the earth from
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| where did Halloween come from? Why are we
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| | entering.
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| celebrating?
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| | Dressing in costumes has a couple
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| The history of Halloween goes back 2000
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| | possible origins. European and Celtic
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| years. Many believe that Halloween's
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| | people both felt winter was a frightening
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| origins are found in the Celtic festival
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| | time. It was cold, it was darker, and the
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| of Samhain. The Celts, who were located
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| | possibility of running out of food was
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| in Ireland, the UK and the northern parts
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| | great. When they reached the time when
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| of France, celebrated their New Year on
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| | they thought the dead returned, they
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| the first of November. Samhain was
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| | thought they might encounter these ghosts
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| celebrated the night before the New Year.
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| | whenever they left their houses. The
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| The New Year, Celts believed, marked
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| | wearing of masks and costumes grew from
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| summer's end, harvest time, and the start
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| | these people donning masks so the ghosts
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| of dark, cold winter months. Those winter
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| | would not recognize them!
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| months were associated with death by
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| | This holiday was brought to the US by
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| these people. On October 31, the night
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| | Scotch and Irish immigrants in the 1800s.
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| before the New Year, the Celts celebrated
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| | At that time, much of the "spookiness" of
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| Samhain. This day, they believed, was
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| | the holiday was removed and a sense of
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| when the ghosts of the deceased returned
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| | community and fun were added. Although
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| to earth because the boundaries between
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| | scary themes are still the focus of many
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| the living world and the dead world
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| | Halloween celebrations, that scariness is
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| blurred.
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| | done for fun, not because of actual fear.
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| When we think of "Trick-Or-Treating", the
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| | Halloween is currently the 2nd largest
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| origins can probably be found in the
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| | commercial holiday!
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| English All Souls' Day parades. During
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| | Nicola always enjoys celebrating
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| these celebrations, the poor would come
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| | Halloween with her family. Visit her
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| out and beg for food from the more
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| | Halloween site for tips and information
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| wealthy families. When the families gave
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| | about Homemade Halloween Costumes at
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| them pastries called "soul cakes", they
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| asked for the poor to pray for their
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| | long as the resource box and the live
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| relatives that had passed away.
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| Another possibility that may have grown
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| | reserved.
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| into "Trick-Or-Treating" is the tradition
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