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At the time of mass transatlantic Irish and Scottish immigration, which popularised Halloween in North America, Halloween in Ireland and Scotland had a strong tradition of guising and pranks. [99] Trick-or-treating may have come from the custom of going door-to-door collecting food for Samhain feasts, fuel for Samhain bonfires or offerings for ...
The modern holiday of Halloween traces its origins back to Samhain, an ancient Pagan festival that marked the end of summer and the harvest season and the beginning of the long winter, according ...
In Scotland and Ireland, guising—children disguised in costume going from door to door for food or coins—is a secular Halloween custom. [173] It is recorded in Scotland at Halloween in 1895 where masqueraders in disguise carrying lanterns made out of scooped out turnips, visit homes to be rewarded with cakes, fruit, and money.
The OG Halloween predates Christianity, stretching all the way to an ancient Celtic celebration (and by ancient we mean about 2,000 years ago) known as Samhain (pronounced "sow-in") that took ...
Halloween is derived from the term All Hallows' Eve, which originated as an ancient Celtic festival Samhain, meaning "summer's end," a tradition dating back 2,000 years.
Halloween, on the night of October 31, is a traditional and much celebrated holiday in Scotland. [51] The name Halloween was first attested in the 16th century as a Scottish shortening of All-Hallows-Eve, [52] and according to some historians it has its roots in the Gaelic festival of Samhain, when the Gaels believed the border between this ...
October 31 means it's Halloween! Wondering how the holiday got started and why we trick or treat for candy? Here's what to know about its past.
Scotland, having a shared Gaelic culture with Ireland, has celebrated the festival of Samhain (pronounced Sav-ahn) robustly for many centuries. The autumn festival is pre-Christian Celtic in origin, and is known in Scottish Gaelic as Oidhche Shamhna , the “ End of Summer .”