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Exploring the Origins of Halloween
October brings us many things including colorful foliage, cooler temperatures and costumes in celebration of Halloween. While trick-or-treating has long been a tradition in the United States, the ...
An ancient Celtic Festival, the Catholic Church, the Irish Potato Famine, and community leaders turned Halloween into the ...
According to the History channel, Halloween most likely started around 2,000 years ago with a Celtic festival named ‘Samhain’ ...
Halloween falls on Oct. 31 every year, which is a Friday in 2025. The Celtic fall celebration Samhain laid the foundation for some of the Halloween traditions we recognize today. Ghost stories and ...
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The history of Halloween spans centuries, countries and religions. Here's why we celebrate it today.
The very first Halloween celebrations trace back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, which later morphed into All ...
The word Halloween seems like a good place to start. The Christian holiday All Saints' Day has been celebrated on Nov. 1 for over a thousand years. Another word for "saint" is "hallow" — as in ...
Halloween's origins trace back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, which marked the end of autumn. European immigrants brought customs to America, such as carving pumpkins, which replaced ...
The holiday with spooky traditions. — -- Halloween dates back to the Celtic farming festival Samhain. The holiday marked the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter. As the crops ...
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Fifty years ago, a CAPA Halloween event with silent films, a monster organ and costumes began
CAPA's 'Halloween Spooktacular' began a 14-year run at the Ohio Theatre 50 years ago thanks to organist Dennis James.
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