Halloween History

The word Halloween is rooted in the Catholic Church. She comes from a contracted corruption of the day on November 1, "Whole Day of Holes" (or "All the Saints Day"), is a Catholic day of observance in honor of saints. But in the fifth century DC, in Celtic Ireland, the summer is officially concluded on 31 October. The holiday was Samhain, the Celtic New Year. Some witches believe that the origin of the name comes from the word hallowinas - the name given to female guardians of knowledge of the hidden lands of the northern (Scandinavia). The Halloween marks the official end of summer and the beginning of the year-new. Also celebrates the end of the third and last year's harvest, the start of storing reserves for the winter, the start of the return of herds of grazing and renovation of its laws. It was a party with several names: Samhain (end of summer), Samhein, La Samoni or, festival of Sol But what was it was the Scottish Hallowe'en. One of the legends of Celtic origin who speak the minds of all who died during that year back in search of living bodies to possess and use by next year. The Celts believed to be the only chance of life after death. The Celts believed in all laws of space and time, which allowed the world of blending into the minds of the living. As the living did not want to be held at night on 31 October, delete the torches and bonfires of their house so they become colder and displeasing, costumes and loudly desfilavam placed around the neighborhood, being as destructive as possible, in order to scare those who sought to own bodies, (Panati). The Romans adopted the Celtic practices, but in the first century after Christ, they left the. The Halloween was brought to the United States in 1840 by Irish immigrants who fled famine in which the country passed and becomes known as Halloween.