Halloween might mean a night of relentless doorbell rings and handing out candy, or if you are lucky enough to still have trick-or-treaters of your own to take around, a night of scaring your nieghbors with your little goblins, but this Holly day is steeped in tradition.
All Hallows’ Eve gets its contraction "Halloween" from the “eve†or “evenâ€, both abbreviations of evening. It’s the eve before All Hallows’ Day, perhaps better known as All Saints Day.
Rooted in Celtic origin, All Hallows’ Eve was the one day a year that the dead could come back and mingle with the living. Jack-o-lanterns and bonfires were lit to safeguard the living from the spirits.
For an interesting history of how the Catholics commandeered this day to prevent the Pagan holiday celebration, here’s a great link.
Be safe, and have fun.
Happy All Hallows Eve!
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