Celtic Pagans launched Halloween on its long history with their Samhain festival in ancient Ireland some millennia ago. After several centuries of Pagan tradition, the Pope sought to impose Catholicism on the occasion with all of Saints Day. The American tradition of Trick or Treat is derived from an ancient Pagan festival, medieval Catholic practices and also the marketing of 20th century candy companies.
The Pagan celebration
Halloween history has a beginning place. The Celts are that beginning place. A festival called Samhain was done by the Celts at the end of summer yearly. This was because they thought that was the only way the sun would return, and they needed the sun as they were farmers. Towards the end of summer, trees went dormant while the days got shorter. This led them to believe that their world of the living had been closer to the world of the dead. October 31 was always the day Samhain was held. The Celts built bonfires in memory of the dead, wore costumes and left food and drink outside overnight for ghosts. To lure the spirits, kids would cut scary faces into hollowed-out vegetables and put candles inside. They also had fun smashing vegetables and bottles at their neighbor’s doors.
All Hallows related to the Pope
Halloween advanced closer to its modern version when Pope Gregory III proclaimed Nov. 1 All Saints Day. Giving up Samhain and also the celebration of the dead was something Celtic Pagans weren’t willing to do, although they didn’t mind going along with it. Celts were allowed to party still as long as it was in honor of saints, said the Pope. People started to go “a-souling,” walking door to door offering to pray for dead relatives in exchange for food and drink. All Saints Day became known as All Hallows. Samhain, the night before, became known as All Hallows’ Even — Hallowe’en.
Add in some trick or treat
All of the Irish immigrations within the 19th century brought Hallowe’en to America. The whole U.S. didn’t start trick or treating until the late 1940s. This had been because Halloween trick or treating had been simply extortion within the 1920s and ’30s. Candy companies started recognizing what happening in the 1950s. It became something the companies intensely advertised. The National Confectioners Association explains that candy sales for Halloween are ridiculous. In fact, this year, over $2 billion will be sold for Halloween. About $20.29 will be sold this year in for the average American family on Halloween candy.
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Stars on Top
starsontop.com/2010/10/the-haunted-history-of-halloween/
CNN
eatocracy.cnn.com/2010/10/20/candy-sales-king-sized-this-halloween/
Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween
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