response: Its widely believed that many Halloween traditions originated from ancient Celtic harvest festivals, particularly the Gaelic festival
history: Halloween is the best holiday ever! Halloween is a celebration observed in a number of countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day. Yep, I love being able to dress up and watch scary movies. It begins the three-day observance of Allhallowtide, the time in the liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints I never knew that! What culture is that celebrated in?
knowledge: It is widely believed that many Halloween traditions originated from ancient Celtic harvest festivals, particularly the Gaelic festival Samhain; that such festivals may have had pagan roots; and that Samhain itself was Christianized as Halloween by the early Church.