Halloween history

Since today is Halloween — or All Hallows Eve or Samhain or whatever you choose to call it — I thought we could learn a little bit about the history of the holiday. The Halloween tradition originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, and over the centuries it morphed from a pagan ritual into a day of parties, costumes, jack-o-lanterns and trick-or-treating. The Celts lived some 2,000…