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- 1. The history of Halloween
- 2. Halloween nowadays
Halloween is also called All Hallows Eve. It takes place in the night of 31st October when people once believed that ghosts could be seen.
1. The history of Halloween
Historically, the roots of Halloween wind back over 2000 years to the
ancient Celts.
Druidic priests regarded the day as the end of the old year and the beginning of the new.
October 31st was also the day of Samhain, a festival for honouring the dead. The ancient Celts feared the time after nightfall on this day because they believed that evil spirits were allowed to roam the earth. In order to appease these wandering spirits, the
