The History of Halloween By: Aleyah Hooks

Most people don’t know that Halloween’s origins go back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, which was when in other countries, the new year was celebrated on November first. According to history.com, the reason for this was because that day marked the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of year often associated with human death. The story being that on the night of October 31st, ghosts of the dead returned to earth. Nowadays, there are lots of people who chose not to recognize or celebrate Halloween because they make it out to be a way of worshipping Satan which is a very controversial topic. However, the traditions that follow Halloween like trick-or-treating are made out to be taken as someone may want to celebrate.