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Halloween comes from the Celtic holiday Samhain (Saw een). Samhain was celebrated November 1st but because of differnces in the traditional Celtic callender, with mondern callenders it falls on October 31st. Samhain was the Celtic New Year, and ite was the most imporant celebrationg. It was also belived that at this time the dead could walk among the living. The tradition of wearing costumes comes from the belief that you had to wear masks in order to hide from spirits that ment you hamr. The traddition of the jack-o-lantern came from the Celtics using turnips as lamps by hallowing them out and inserting a candle.
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