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Around 43 A.D., once the Romans had conquered Celtic territory, they took the festival of Samhain and combined it with two of their own festivals: Feralia, a day to remember the dead, and the festival of Pomona, a day to celebrate the goddess whose symbol was the apple.... By 609 A.D., the Catholics wanted in on the spooky action. Pope Boniface created All Martyrs Day, which would eventually evolve to become All Saints Day, celebrated on Nov. 1. Catholics incorporated many elements of the Celtic holiday of Samhain by celebrating with costumes and bonfires ( a thinly veiled attempt to convert the Celtic pagans to Christianity). The new, fusion holiday was also known as All-hallows (derived from Alholowmeesse, or All Saints Day in Middle English), therefore the night before became All-hallows Eve, and then Halloween. huffingtonpost/2014/10/14/spooky-truth-about-halloween-history_n_5955044.html
Posted on: Sat, 01 Nov 2014 23:18:21 +0000

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