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Halloween's origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain(Sow-in).The Celts,who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland,the United Kingdom and Northern France celebrated their new year on November 1st.This day marked the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark,cold winter,a time of year that was often associated with human death.Celts believed that on the night before the new year the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred.On the night of October 31st they celebrated Samhain,when it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth.In addition to causing trouble and damaging crops,Celts thought that the presence of the otherworldly spirits made it easier for the druids,or Celtic priests, to make predictions about the future.To commemorate the event Druids built huge sacred bonfires where the people gathered to burn crops,animals,the desperatly sick and prisoners as sacrifices to the Celtic deities.During the celebration the Celts wore costumes typically consisting of animal heads and skins and attempted to tell each others fortunes.When the celebration was over they relit their hearth fires which they had extinguished earlier that evening,from the sacred bonfire to help protect them during the coming winter...
With the influence of the Romans traditions and Christianity over many many years we now celebrate a much more toned down Hallomas.....
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