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| Snap-Apple Night, by Daniel Maclise (1833), shows people feasting and playing divination games on Halloween in Ireland. |
Halloween or Hallowe'en (a contraction of All Hallows' Evening),
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.
It is widely believed that many Halloween traditions
originated from Celtic harvest festivals which may have pagan roots,
particularly the Gaelic festival Samhain, and that this festival was
Christianized as Halloween.
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