Halloween is a celebration observed in several countries on the 31st of October.
It begins the three day observance of Allhallowtide, the time in the liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead,including the Saints (hallows),Martyrs,and all the faithful departed.
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The word Halloween or Hallowe'en dates to about 1745 and is of Christian origin.
The word Hallowe'en means Saints' evening.
It comes from a Scottish term for All Hallows' Eve,the evening before All Hallows' Day.
Halloween traditions may have originated from ancient Celtic harvest festivals,particularly the Gaelic festival Samhain.
The Celtic Festival of Samhain comes from the old Irish for summer's end.
Samhain was the first and most important of the four quarter days in the medieval Gaelic calendar and was celebrated on the 31st of October to the 1st of November in Ireland.
