Since today is All Hallow’s Eve, or Halloween, I decided I’d jump on the hay-ride of people telling the origin of the holiday. Here’s a little snippet that I found while surfing the internet. I’ll add more as the day goes on.
The
word itself, “Halloween,” actually has its origins in the Catholic Church.
It comes from a contracted corruption of All Hallows Eve. November 1, “All
Hollows Day” (or “All Saints Day”), is a Catholic day of observance in honor
of saints. But, in the 5th century BC, in Celtic Ireland, summer officially
ended on October 31. The holiday was called Samhain (pronounced sow-in), which
means “end of summer”, the Celtic New year. |
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