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.