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Luke Ellis
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Every Halloween, kids dress up as different characters: zombies, ghosts, pirates, princesses, etc. They go from house to house carrying a bag or pillowcase, saying “Trick or Treat!” and asking for candy. At the end of the night, they go home, eat a ton of candy, and go to bed. But no one ever really asks where Halloween came from or what the idea is behind it. Well, the truth is more horrifying than you would like to believe.
Halloween can be dated back as far as an ancient Celtic festival, known as Samhain, which was held on November 1st in contemporary calendars. That was the day that marked the end of summer and the beginning of winter, a time of year that was often associated with human death. It was said that on that day the Souls Of The Dead returned to their homes. The celts thought that the spirits made it easier to predict the future. They built huge bonfires, where they would gather around to burn crops and animals as sacrifices to the Celtic deities. During this, the Celts would wear costumes and try to tell each other’s fortune. The worst part is; the costumes that they wore usually consisted of animal heads and skins. It was said that they would wear them to blacken their faces to try and pass unnoticed by the spirits, as it was believed that ghosts or spirits cannot see their reflection. Hence, if a goblin or demon saw another creature looking suitably horrible, they would run away in terror.
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