How the Early Catholic Church Christianized Halloween

Plus, the history of Samhain, Halloween's otherworldly cousin. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ How the Early Catholic Church Christianized Halloween After the Romans conquered ancient Celtic realms, pagan traditions were adopted into a holiday honoring Catholic saints. Read More What Is Samhain? The festival, celebrated on October 31, originated from an ancient Celtic spiritual tradition to welcome in the harvest and usher in “the dark half of the year.” Read More Day of the Dead: How Ancient Traditions Grew Into a Global Holiday What began as ceremonies practiced by the ancient Aztecs evolved into a holiday recognized far beyond the borders of Mexico. Read More The Great Depression Origins of Halloween Haunted Houses People were outraged when teenage boys vandalized towns on October 31, 1933—so they found a way to keep them inside. Read More Trick or Treating's Tricky History Monsters in the White House President Kennedy in the Oval Office with his children Caroline and John Jr. dressed in Halloween costumes, 1963. The White House has been celebrating Halloween since the days of Eisenhower. See more photos. Follow The HISTORY Channel Update Preferences  |  Subscribe  |  Contact Us You received this message because whatiamlooking2find.me2see@blogger.com is subscribed to Inside History email updates. If you DO NOT wish to receive these emails please UNSUBSCRIBE. Having trouble viewing this message? View the web version. This is a promotional email from The HISTORY Channel and A+E Networks. © 2022 A&E Television Networks, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Email Marketing, 235 E 45th Street, New York, NY 10017 http://www.aenetworks.com/ TV Parental Guidelines  |  Careers  | Terms of Use | Privacy Notice | Copyright Policy