They should at least drop the prices a little bit. I mean Halloween is a day to just have fun not spend a bunch of money. I guess it is for a good cause though they are giving away the candy they buy for free. So I guess it's alright to spend money on candy. Halloween History Ok so Halloween has a spooky story on how it started. The word Halloween was usually shortened All Hallows' Evening. Halloween has its origins in the ancient Celtic festival know as Samhain. The festival of Samhain is a celebration of the end of the harvest season in Gaelic culture.The ancient Gaels believed that on October 31, the boundaries between the worlds of the living and the dead overlapped and the deceased would come back to life and cause havoc such as sickness or damaged crops. Part of the history of Halloween is costumes. Masks and costumes were worn in an attempt to mimic the evil spirits or appease them. The practice of dressing up in costumes and begging door to door for treats on holidays goes back to the Middle Ages.Trick-or-treating resembles the late medieval practice of “souling,” when poor folk would go door to door on Hallowmas (November 1), receiving food in return for prayers for the dead on All Souls Day (November
They should at least drop the prices a little bit. I mean Halloween is a day to just have fun not spend a bunch of money. I guess it is for a good cause though they are giving away the candy they buy for free. So I guess it's alright to spend money on candy. Halloween History Ok so Halloween has a spooky story on how it started. The word Halloween was usually shortened All Hallows' Evening. Halloween has its origins in the ancient Celtic festival know as Samhain. The festival of Samhain is a celebration of the end of the harvest season in Gaelic culture.The ancient Gaels believed that on October 31, the boundaries between the worlds of the living and the dead overlapped and the deceased would come back to life and cause havoc such as sickness or damaged crops. Part of the history of Halloween is costumes. Masks and costumes were worn in an attempt to mimic the evil spirits or appease them. The practice of dressing up in costumes and begging door to door for treats on holidays goes back to the Middle Ages.Trick-or-treating resembles the late medieval practice of “souling,” when poor folk would go door to door on Hallowmas (November 1), receiving food in return for prayers for the dead on All Souls Day (November