The celebration of Halloween has roots traced to over 2,000 years, when the Celts of England and Ireland celebrated Sahmain, the traditional end to the harvest. It was a time when Celtic pagans would slaughter livestock and store it for the dark winter months ahead.

Celts Believed Dead Walked The Earth On Halloween

The dark, winter months would often bring death to the population and the ancient Celts believed that the last day of the year, October 31st, was when the boundary between the Earth and spirit worlds was at its thinnest. They therefore believed that the ghosts of the dead would return to the Earth on that night and wreak havoc on the Earth by destroying crops and bringing sickness to the living.

To combat this, the Celts would light bonfires and throw the bones of slaughtered livestock into the flames. The tradition of dressing up at Halloween also started with Celtic pagans as they attempted to impersonate the dead by wearing black masks or by blackening their faces to appease the spirits.

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