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A Short History of
Halloween
Many of the customs of Halloween today are based on beliefs and customs
of long ago. Many old cultures of Europe and other parts of the
world celebrated autumn holidays each year at the end of October.
Back then some people believed that the date marked the end of summer,
when the sun started to hide behind the powers of darkness. And on that
last night of October the dead could return to Earth as witches, ghosts,
goblins,
or in some other strange form. These dark characters of the underworld
would then join in a carnival of the wicked where they practiced all sorts of
mischief.
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