Ruth Edna Kelley

The Book of Hallowe'en Ruth Edna Kelley

The Book of Hallowe'en The History of Allhallows Eve By Ruth Edna Kelley Halloween, or Hallowe'en, also known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve, is a celebration observed in a number of countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day. It begins the three-day observance of Allhallowtide, the time in the liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (hallows), martyrs, and all the faithful departed. According to BBC Online, it is "widely believed" that many Halloween traditions originated from the ancient Celtic harvest festival Samhain, and that this Gaelic observance was Christianized by the early Church. Samhain and other such festivals may have had pagan roots. Some academics, however, support the view that Halloween began independently of Samhain and has solely Christian roots.