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Halloween History & Culture Archive
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Ghosts & Vampires: The Origins Of Two Popular & Scary Halloween Characters
You put a lot of effort into creating ghoulish Halloween costumes based on various scary creatures, decorate the house with monstrous props, and send out Halloween invites featuring an array of ghosts, goblins and the like. You craft those spooky ghouls and goblins on Halloween party invitation cards. But what’s the truth behind these scary [...] -
Three Old Halloween Superstitions About Animals
Halloween originated as a pagan festival, and dates back thousands of years. It has been celebrated in various forms ever since, and as such, has collected many associated superstitions that date back to olden times. Some of these superstitions have carried over to present times, and even though people these days are generally more enlightened [...] -
The Origins Of Today’s Halloween Celebrations
Every year, people of all ages put a huge effort into celebrating Halloween by creating the best Halloween costumes they can – and by ‘best’, we mean ‘scariest’. Halloween is after all about scaring people! And it’s a huge event, especially in the US, where people will start planning their Halloween costumes months ahead of [...] -
A Brief History of Halloween
This post takes a brief look at the history of the Halloween festival. This is a huge topic, so for now we’ll stick with the main points. The Halloween holiday is celebrated on 31 October, by people in many countries around the world. Today, it is generally regarded as a fun event, with parties and [...] -
Did You Know? – Halloween Facts & Figures
The origins of Halloween are to be found among the Celts of Ireland and Great Britain, over 2000 years ago. This places Halloween among the oldest festivals in the world. The wearing of Halloween masks is an ancient custom that stretches back to Celtic times. The ancient coach used to wear masks as part of [...]
