Did you know, though, that the Halloween tradition is much, much longer and started as a Celtic celebration of Hallow E’en or All Hallows Eve’s? Hallow is another word for holy or saint.
Some historians believe that the origins of Halloween can be traced even further in distance and farther back in time – as far as to the Roman Empire.
These early traditions of All-Hallows-Even, or evening, were later incorporated by the Christian history of Halloween and what Americans believe about witches, ghosts and magic.
Regardless of the current form and whatever the tradition, the roots are spiritual.
Halloween in America is always on October 31st, the day before, or in other words, on the “en” or eve of All Saints Day.
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