From outrageous costumes to trick or treat ... In fact, it dates back more than 2,000 years, to Ireland and an ancient Celtic fire festival called Samhain. The exact origins of Samhain predate ...

Costumes, trick-or-treating ... Samhain Halloween’s roots trace back more than 2,000 years to an ancient Celtic festival ...

Halloween, one of the most popular celebrations of the year, traces its origins to an ancient Celtic festival called Samhain.

It came out of a much older Celtic festival the well-known Samhain ... They also used masks and costumes to avoid being recognized, or fairies from kidnapping them.

The Halloween traditions that we celebrate today, in America, originate from the Celtic pagan festival called “Samhain ... During the celebration, the Celts wore costumes, typically consisting ...

Kilburn said one tradition linked to Halloween that resonates in the present is the Celtic festival of the new ... They would also dress in costumes, often scary ones, hoping the mean spirits ...

The ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced “sow ... From Samhain, it wasn’t just costumes. If you’ve bobbed apples at a Halloween party, it actually originated from honoring Pomona ...