Halloween...?

Question

hey help please! i need to find an article about Halloween like who created it blah blah blah! please help me out here!

Answer 1

hmmph, most of the halloween
traditions came from ireland.

they used to carve
potatoes and raddishes

"History traces Halloween back to the ancient religion of the Celtics in Ireland. The Celtic people were very conscious of the spiritual world and had their own ideas of how they could gain access to it - such as by helping their over 300 gods to defeat their enemies in battle, or by imitating the gods in showing cleverness and cunning"

"Some trace the origins of present day "trick-or-treat" to Samhain, which was the supreme night of demonic jubilation. Spirits of the dead would rise out of their graves and wander the countryside, trying to return to the homes where they formerly lived. Frightened villagers tried to appease these wandering spirits by offering them gifts of fruit and nuts. They began the tradition of placing plates of the finest food and bits of treats that the household had to offer on their doorsteps, as gifts, to appease the hunger of the ghostly wanderers. If not placated, villagers feared that the spirits would kill their flocks or destroy their property"
"The problem was... if the souls of dead loved ones could return that night, so could anything else,human or not, nice or not-so-nice. The only thing the superstitious people knew to do to protect themselves on such an occasion was to masquerade as one of the demonic hoard, and hopefully blend in unnoticed among them. Wearing masks and other disguises and blackening the face with soot were originally ways of hiding oneself from the spirits of the dead who might be roaming around. This is the origin of Halloween masquerading as devils, imps, ogres, and other demonic creatures"

"Traditional Halloween symbols (witches, black cats, pumpkins, candles, masks, parties and pranks) appeared in the U.S. during the late 1800's. In 1848, millions of Irish emigrants poured into America as a result of the potato famine. With this sudden influx of people, the holiday of Druidism found its new home on alien shores. "Proudly Celtic, they called Halloween Oidche Shamhna (`Night of Samhain'), as their ancestors had, and kept the traditional observances"
"The Jack-o-lantern is the festival light for Halloween and is the ancient symbol of a damned soul. Originally the Irish would carve out turnips or beets as lanterns as representations of the souls of the dead or goblins freed from the dead"

Answer 2

Halloween is a Christian holiday created to shift the Pagans from their Samhain (pronounced "sow-wen) celebrations in remembrance of the dead.
Halloween is Oct. 31st, while the original holiday was Nov. 1st (now known as All-Saints'-Day).
The old religious ways were deeply ingrained in the European cultures, and as Christianity spread, it assimilated what it could not eradicate.
Google Samhain & see what happens....:)

Answer 3

Fiona the Human, blended with Ciel Phantomhive, i'm gonna have Ciel's hair and eypatch, with the clothing of Fiona. i be responsive to it sounds stupid, yet i choose to be the two Ciel and Fiona, so im merely mixing it up. Plus, I did order a Ciel gown, that's not gonna deliver until next week. (and that's coming from Hong Kong)

Answer 4

go to the history channels web site and type in the haunted history of halloween

Answer 5

http://www.jeremiahproject.com/culture/halloween.html

Answer 6

http://www.history.com/minisites/halloween/
http://wilstar.com/holidays/hallown.htm
http://www.theholidayspot.com/halloween/history.htm
http://www.benjerry.com/fun_stuff/holidays/halloween/history/index.cfm