🎃Did you know Halloween evolved from a Celtic Festival?🎃 #samhain #halloween #scotland #celtic #tradition #pumpkin #spookyseason #history #historytime | Emily in Scotland

Halloween traces its origins to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, celebrated over 2,000 years ago in what is now Ireland and parts of the UK. Samhain marked the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter, a time when Celts believed the boundary between the living and the dead blurred. To ward off roaming spirits, people lit bonfires and wore costumes. When Christianity spread, All Hallows’ Eve emerged on October 31, preceding All Saints’ Day on November 1. Over time, the traditi