1. Halloween By Andrew Ellis

2. Halloween actually has its origins in the Catholic Church. It comes from a contracted corruption of All Hallows Eve. November 1 st, All Hallows Day (or All Saints Day) is a Catholic day of observance in honor of saints.

3. In Mexico, they celebrate El Dia de los Muertos or the Day of the Dead starting the evening of October 31 st.

4. The custom of Halloween was brought to America in the 1840s by Irish immigrants fleeing their country’s potato famine.

5. On November 2 nd, All Souls Day, early Christians would walk from village to village begging for “soul cakes.” This is one origin of trick-or-treating.

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