Creepy display in my neighborhood. Halloween originates from the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, which celebrated the end of harvest and the beginning of winter, a time when the Celts believed the dead could return to earth. The Christian church later connected this time with All Saints' Day (November 1), with the evening before being known as All Hallows' Eve, eventually shortened to Halloween. Over time, traditions like wearing costumes, lighting bonfires, and carving pumpkins evolved to b

Did you know Halloween actually began in Ireland? 🇮🇪 Long before pumpkins and trick-or-treating, the ancient Celts celebrated Samhain — a festival marking the end of harvest and the start of winter. It was believed the veil between the living and the dead was thinnest, so people lit fires, wore disguises to ward off spirits, and carved terrifying faces into turnips, not pumpkins! 🎃 When Irish emigrants later brought the tradition to America, turnips were swapped for the much easier-to-carve p