Everyone has fond memories of roaming the neighborhoods as a kid, collecting candy and having fun. But in the midst of the Halloween parties and games and sugar rushes, have you ever stopped to wonder about the origin and history of Halloween? It actually had a religious origin. KOFO’s Halloween expert, Jeff Brewer, explains where the word ‘Halloween’ came from:
Halloween falls on October 31st, because the ancient Gaelic Festival of Samhain (Saw-win), marking a pivotal time of the year, when seasons change, and believed the boundary between this world and the next, became especially thin at this time, enabling them to connect with the dead.
