Informative Essay On Halloween

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Halloween started about 2,000 years ago as the night before the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, where it is believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth. Also according to the article the history or Halloween “Druids (Celtic persist) built huge sacred bonfires, where the people gathered to burn crops and animals as sacrifices to the Celtic deities. During the celebration, the Celts wore costumes, typically consisting of animal heads and skins, and attempted to tell each other’s fortunes.”. Then by the 8th century the Christian turn Samhain into All Saints Day or All Hallows and the night before then became All Hallows Eve. Then it was later changed into Halloween. Then the American version of Halloween came about with celebrations

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