Halloween History

Halloween has been around for many years and evolved now into a public holiday in some countries.  Around 2000 years ago a festival called Samhain was celebrated by the Celts. At that time the geography of the world was pretty different and evolution over the years created what we now call Ireland, United Kingdom and Northern France.

On the 31 October Samhain was celebrated to end the summer and to finish the harvest season.  The Celts believed that from the 1st of November the dark side to life was opened and the world would be visited by unheavenly spirits, spirits that would cause more harm than good.  For some, known in particular as the Druids, would capture this time to embrace the spirits to help with predications.

The Druids created massive bonfires, got dressed up in costumes made up from animal skin and their heads and made sacrifices of crops and animals to the fire.  All this was done to protect themselves for the coming months.

Through evolution of time and as people immigrated into other areas of the world the tradition and belief in Halloween was carried on and shared by many other people.  Probably the most evident being in America where Halloween is hugely celebrated and is now a national festive holiday.

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