History of Halloween: The origins of the holiday
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Halloween celebrations may include Halloween costumes, trick-or-treating, candy and funny pranks. Here's a look at the history of the spooky holiday and how it reportedly go its start.
Samhain was considered a new year celebration and was observed on Nov. 1. Festival participants reportedly lit bonfires and wore masks and costumes to ward off malevolent spirits, Brittanica notes. Cortney Moore is an associate lifestyle writer on the Lifestyle team at Fox News Digital.
By the 1st century A.D., the Roman Empire conquered the Celts and brought two of their festivals to the forefront, including Feralia, which commemorated the dead, and Pomona, which honored the goddess of fruit trees, gardens and orchards.
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