Anecdote:
Halloween was nicely pilfered from All Hallowed Eve, a night of prayers for the dead to the saints in Heaven and the holy martyrs, for their intercession for the faithful dead, who have gone before us.
Also known as All Saints Day, and followed by All Souls Day.
Now, as all good, the Holy Day approaches the skirts of the satanic and attraction to the ghoulish and evil.
At the risk of offending Christians, you are wrong, Miss Rita.
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Halloween is a holiday celebrated each year on October 31, and Halloween 2020 will occur on Saturday, October 31. The tradition originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts.
In the eighth century, Pope Gregory III designated November 1 as a time to honor all saints. Soon, All Saints Day incorporated some of the traditions of Samhain. The evening before was known as All Hallows Eve, and later Halloween. Over time, Halloween evolved into a day of activities like trick-or-treating, carving jack-o-lanterns, festive gatherings, donning costumes and eating treats.
Halloweens origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago, mostly in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom and northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1.
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 31 they celebrated Samhain, when it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth.
Halloween, like many other modern holidays, was brought to the Celts by Roman Christian conquest.
These are the facts, and they are not in dispute.
Halloween was probably a druid holiday that got grafted onto All Hallows Eve. But what do I know.
Here ya go!
One of my favorites for this time of year.
Barring any change of mind, it will be the casket recessional at my funeral.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OaBgaMcOvM