1. Origins and Traditions
Halloween
Origins and Traditions

2. Origins
Halloween began two thousand years ago in Ireland, England, and Northern France with the ancient religion of the Celts (Paganism).

3. They celebrated their New Year on November 1st.
This day marked the beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of year that was often associated with human death.

4. Samhain (sow-in)
On the night of October 31, they celebrated Samhain, when it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth.

5. Costumes
People thought that they would encounter ghosts if they left their homes…

6. So they wore costumes.
This way, the ghosts couldn’t recognize them!

7. A Tale of Two Worlds Post-Enlightenment (modern)
Pre-enlightenment (pre-modern)

8. Repression
Sigmund Freud