what year did halloween orginate?

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what year did halloween orginate?

2006-12-04 06:33:07 · 2 answers · asked by browneyedgirl26 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays

so about 2000 years ago?

2006-12-04 06:41:33 · update #1

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Well, it started out as a Celtic celebration as far as we know, so a good guess would be around 300 BC. Kind of hard to know as it was an oral tradition without written documentation. It could be older if the pre-Celtic megalith builders were involved in some way.

2006-12-04 06:39:04 · answer #1 · answered by Redcap the Druid 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋

I don't think you can point to a specific year... it is a custom not an actual "Holy Day", holiday, or commemoration of a specific historic event. It draws its roots from the night before "All Saints Day" i.e. it was orginally "All Hallow's Eve" in the middle ages.

2006-12-04 14:39:07 · answer #2 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋