Do you know that Halloween’s origins began in ancient Ireland’s Celtic traditions?
“The Halloween holiday has its roots in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (a Gaelic word pronounced “SAH-win”), a pagan religious celebration to welcome the harvest at the end of summer, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts.”
Read more about it, All Saints Day, All Hallows Eve, and other traditions in this blog post from the Library of Congress.
Oíche Shamhna! (Happy Halloween in Irish)
Submitted by Robin McCarthy
