Understanding the History of Halloween : Halloween & Its Celtic Roots

Halloween has Celtic roots that extend back into history, get expert tips and advice on the history of Halloween in this free video.

Expert: Ginny Larson
Bio: Ginny Larson has been creating fun, inexpensive crafts for her own pleasure for the past thirty years. She loves being creative and making charming pieces from ordinary things.
Filmmaker: Terry Larson

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Entertainment

Tags:

• history
• halloween
• holidays
• hobgoblins
• witches
• ghosts
• all
• hallows
• eve

[braneden]

actually Christians just spun most of that to fit their position.

[SeamusUG]

I actually speak Irish. She's wrong in her pronounciation.

[Maconmara1]

@SeamusUG Hi Seamus, mate how do you actually pronounce Samhain? Are you are to spell it out phonetically?

[Forgefire5]

@routhoula

Or you could go with the more tradition approach by believing Halloween to be a time to wet you pants in mortal terror, clinging hopelessly to you family praying for the love of god that whatever lurked outside your doors didn't take you. Yes, what a fun holiday complete with feast, pagan rituals and living with the belief even if the spirits didn't kill you the approaching winter was sure to take a good toll on the local population. Yes, what happy holiday with an excess of fun!

[Irishfianna]

the celts didnt go anywere im still alive im a celt

[strathpipe]

It always fascinates me when Halloween comes round the english always talk about the Americans trick and treating when just over the border in Scotland we have been doing Halloween before they discovered America also it's just treating not tricking. Why do they choose to ignore Halloween in Scotland makes one wonder does it not.

[mrskarenkatz]

RAPTURE May 21 2011 we can know dot com

[Anie7722]

On my birhtday when I was a kid we always had the bobbing for apples in water. Now I know the origins of this - thanks to this video.

[derekdb2]

Why do people celebrate, Pagan holiday, such as , Halloween ,Christ-mas , Easter ,and not even try to honor the Sabbath,The Day Of Atonement and The feast of Passover and The Feast Of Tabernacles . Even if you are a "non believer " ,do you really want to your kids to participated in Pagan worship . All present Halloween traditions can be traced to , ancient Pagan worship.

Jack-o-lantern is the ancient symbol of a dammed soul.

[hiluxfinto]

jaysus and there was me thinkin that this was the time of year that irish people burn their rubbish, old tyres, and pallets;-)

[imrama]

its pronounced SAWAN, not bleedin' SAWEEN. duh!.