The Spectacular Fun on Spook Day & Healthy Treats for Happy Tummies

According to LiveScience,
the origin of Halloween is still up for debate. In the article “History of
Halloween”, the author writes:

Halloween, also known as All Hallows’
Eve, can be traced back about 2,000 years to a pre-Christian Celtic festival
held around Nov. 1 called Samhain (pronounced “sah-win”), which means
“summer’s end” in Gaelic, according to the Indo-European Etymological
Dictionaries. [13
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Because ancient records are sparse and
fragmentary, the exact nature of Samhain is not fully understood, but it was an
annual communal meeting at the end of the harvest year, a time to gather
resources for the winter …read more