Halloween’s roots can be traced to ancient Celtic and Gaelic culture (modern-day British isles), where it was celebrated as a festival to honour the dead.
The tradition of putting up macabre symbols and disguising oneself in a costume served to scare away evil spirits and protect the living.
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