However, the origins of Halloween can be traced back to the pagan festival of Samhain (pronounced Sow-in), first celebrated by the Celts of ancient Europe. In this tradition, 1 November marked the ...

Not Halloween as we know it, but many of the customs we practise today evolved from this Pagan festival. Pronounced ‘sow-en’, Samhain is a Gaelic holiday beckoning the ‘darker half’ of the ...

HALLOWEEN: The Reckoning of Samhain takes us back to what really happened after the events of the Halloween 4 ending on the night of 1988 and on October 31st, 2018. Michael is out for new blood ...

Those ancient traditions can still be seen in the way we celebrate Halloween today. So much of the modern iteration of Samhain is built around ghosts, death and spirits. The act of dressing up ...

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Over 2,000 years ago The origins of present day Halloween are believed to date back over 2,000 years ago to a Celtic festival known as Samhain. Fearing evil intent from the returned dead ...

In order to understand this theory, one needs to realise just how different the practice of what we call Halloween today, actually was. Samhain pronounced “sow-win”, is derived from the Gaelic.

Well, Halloween has been around for more than a thousand years, dating back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, the Celts believed that this day was to welcome in the harvest when entering ...

Halloween costumes have their origins in a medieval tradition called 'guising,' or disguising oneself as a ghost to blend in with the nefarious spirits who emerged during Samhain. Ancient Celts ...

And a safe way to face our deepest fears. Halloween has roots in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, meaning summer's end. People would slaughter animals for winter food. They'd mark the ...