History Of Halloween
Halloween and its traditions and customs date back the to ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. The Celts celebrated the beginning of Winter on October 31st and November 1st was the first day of their new year. Winter was a time of year that the Celts associated with death, and they believed that on the night before the new year the dead roamed the earth. They gave the name ‘Samhain’ to this celebration of the dead and they celebrated with bonfires, fortune telling, rituals and costumes.
However, when Christianity became popular in the 800s Christians wanted to change this to a Christianity based holiday. They changed November 1st to All Saints Day or All Hallows, a time to honor the deceased saints and martyrs. After that the evening of October 31st became known as All Hallow’s Eve or Hallowe’en.
Today, Halloween is still as popular as ever. People dress up in scary costumes, attend Halloween parties and decorate their homes with Halloween decorations. Children go door to door trick or treating hoping for treats and there are many games and activities associated with Halloween.
On this website we will talk about some of the more popular games, traditions and party ideas so keep reading and enjoy learning about Halloween!