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Why not give out a few gifts to those ghosts and goblins that you call friends and family? It’s something that everyone will enjoy. October 31st was the day when summer officially ended for 5th century BC Ireland. It was believed by the Celts that ghosts walked among the living on this day. They called this holiday Samhain. It was the time of the third and last harvest of the year. It was also the Celtic New Year. The Celts observed this day as their New Year most likely because the sun is at its lowest point on the horizon. This was measured by Britain and Ireland’s ancient standing stones. For Europeans, the history of Halloween eventually changed into a celebration revolving around children. Over the years, these children began to dress up as ghosts, going from house to house asking for treats. If the unlucky home owners did not give them treats some questionable tricks would be played on them. This tradition came to the United States with the Irish immigrants sometime during the 1840s.
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