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Halloween has for the longest time been a mysterious holiday and there are many different stories about how this seemingly ominous day came to be. Records of this holiday have been recorded from before the days of Christ. The Celtic people began this day, which they called Samhain ,under the impression that Winter was the season of the dead and that on this day the dead were allowed to walk among the living. To appease these spirits that they believed walked the streets, they left goods such as food or valuables. They hoped that in giving spirits these items, they would leave them along and not unleash malice upon their home.
In addition to leaving food, Celtic preists offered sacrificion as another alternative. They offered both animals and humans alike to the spirits and their gods in hope that they should be spared a worsened fate. They also dressed in costumes of hideous proportions to try to ward off baneful spirits.
Halloween was brought to this country in the 1800's by the Irish. Halloween was given the name sake because in the Catholic religion, October 31st was called "All Hallows Eve" and on this day the dead supposedly walked the Earth also. This explains why we practice many of the same customs that the ancient celtics practiced. Although many believe that the practice of halloween is heretic and is linked directly to Satan.But most people believe that it was just started because people believed the dead walked the Earth like the Celtics and the Catholics.

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