Where to celebrate Halloween nearby ?
Halloween is a folk holiday originating from the Anglo-Celtic Islands celebrated on the evening of October 31, the eve of the Catholic holiday of All Saints' Day. Its name is a contraction of the English All Hallows' Eve which means the eve of All Hallows' Day in contemporary English and can be translated as "All Saints' Eve" or "All Saints' Eve".
Despite its name of Christian and English origin, multiple sources present Halloween as a legacy of the religious festival of Samhain which was celebrated in early autumn by the Celts and constituted for them a sort of New Year's festival. Halloween is thus known to this day as Oíche Shamhna in Gaelic. It is a very popular festival in Ireland, Scotland and Wales where there are many historical accounts of its existence. Jack-o'-lantern, the iconic lantern of Halloween, itself comes from an Irish legend.
Despite its name of Christian and English origin, multiple sources present Halloween as a legacy of the religious festival of Samhain which was celebrated in early autumn by the Celts and constituted for them a sort of New Year's festival. Halloween is thus known to this day as Oíche Shamhna in Gaelic. It is a very popular festival in Ireland, Scotland and Wales where there are many historical accounts of its existence. Jack-o'-lantern, the iconic lantern of Halloween, itself comes from an Irish legend.
