The Real History of Halloween
The earliest American expression of Halloween-like ... We ultimately don’t know much about the origin of Halloween because ...
A little Halloween history
Halloween, one of the world’s oldest holidays, is celebrated in several countries around the globe. The autumn rite is commemorated in Ireland, which was once a frightening and superstitious ...
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The dark history behind Halloween is even more chilling than you realized
Let's take a look at the origins of some of our favorite Halloween traditions ... According to the American Journal of Play's "Gangsters, Pranksters, and the Invention of Trick-or-Treating ...
The History of Jack-o’-Lanterns and How They Became a Halloween Tradition
Well, the pumpkin aspect of the tradition is uniquely American, as Fallingstar explains ... Check out these other origins of ...
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Halloween history and origins: an Irish festival to ward off ghosts
Following is a transcript of the video. Halloween is known for clever costumes and candy. But those customs are a callback to centuries of past traditions. 2,000 years ago, Celtic pagans held a ...
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What is Halloween and why do we celebrate it?
However, the origins of Halloween can be traced back to the pagan festival of Samhain (pronounced Sow-in), first celebrated by the Celts of ancient Europe. In this tradition, 1 November marked the ...
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COMMENTARY: Holidays, public schools and what it means to be ‘American’
Battles this month over holidays in public schools – from Halloween in Connecticut to Christmas in Indiana – are about far more than witches, ghosts, Santa Claus or Jesus. What’s ...
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The history of Halloween
Over 2,000 years ago The origins of present day Halloween ... parties and parades. American consumers spent $8.4 billion on Halloween candy, costumes, decorations and other products.