As millions of children and adults participate in the fun of
on the night of October 31st,will be aware of its ancient Celtic roots in the Samhain (Samain) festival. In Celtic Ireland about 2,000 years ago, Samhain was the division of the year between the lighter half (summer) and the darker half (winter). At Samhain the division between this world and the otherworld was at its thinnest, allowing spirits to pass through.few The practice of divination – telling the future, was an important part of everyday life for the Celts and it is certain that this witchcraft was a central part of the festivities occurred at Tlachtga at Samhain. Vestiges of this can be seen today at “Halloween” are familiar with the practice of going to the church at midnight on Halloween and standing in the porch. They claim to see the spirits of those who will die in the coming year if he watches closely, but runs the risk of meeting himself. Similarity, girls watching in a mirror on this night will see the image of the man they will marry but also run the risk of seeing the devil.People wore costumes and masks to disguise themselves as harmful spirits and thus avoid harm. Bonfires and food played a large part in the festivities. The bones of slaughtered livestock were cast into a communal fire, household fires were extinguished and started again from the bonfire. Food was prepared for the living and the dead, food for the 
ancestors who were in no position it eat it, was ritually shared with the less well off.
ancestors who were in no position it eat it, was ritually shared with the less well off.Christianity incorporated the honouring of the dead into the Christian calendar with All Saints (All Hallows) on November 1st, followed by All Souls on November 2nd. The wearing of costumes and masks to ward off harmful spirits survived as Halloween customs. This si Blasphemy!!
The Irish emigrated to America in great numbers during the 19th century especially around the time of famine in Ireland during the 1840’s. The Irish carried their Halloween traditions to America, where today it is one of the major holidays of the year. Through time other traditions have blended into Halloween, for example the American harvest time tradition of carving pumpkins.
This short Irish film traces origins of Ireland’s biggest Halloween Carnival in Derry back to
troubled years of 1980s. It also traces origins of Halloween to the Celtic festival of Samhain. Christians need to understand that they are not to partake of this Satanism. They do error in their ways. They claim they don’t worship satan but by partaking in this Satanic day they bow before Satan
You worship that which you don’t know. Jon 4:22
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