Halloween!

Okay, today's topic shall cover the history behind the holiday that we all immensely enjoy-Halloween.

The Name
Halloween's name is derived from the name All Hollow's Even, referring to the night directly prior to the Christian celebration of All Saints Day. The een in Halloween is derived from a shortening the word Even which is the origin of the words evening or eve.

The Events and Traditions
While numerous people believe that the origins of Halloween are present within the ancient Roman feast Pomona, it is more specifically derived from the Celtic festival of samhain (or samuin), which is the celebration of the "lighter half" of the year concluding, and the "darker half" of the year commencing. It is also sometimes considered the Celtic New Year. On this day, the ancient Celts believed that the "layer" between Earth and the "otherworld" became thin, and the deceased's spirits were permitted to return. While the spirits of family and friends were invited inside a person's home, evil spirits were warded away. It is believed by historians and folklorists that the people commenced carving pumpkins and wearing costumes for precisely this purpose.

Who was aware that there was so much history behind the costumes, and jack-o-lanterns?

For more information, progress to this website, which provides the reader with more in depth information.

Interesting Facts:

-The Britons (which were neighbors to the Celts) celebrate a similar holiday, calan gaeaf.

-The original celebration is similar to the Aztec (currently Mexican) celebration The Day of the Dead in that the souls of the deceased supposedly return to Earth.

Random Fact:

-Numerous websites currently feature a virtual pumpkin carving device.

First Post

Well, the first topics of this blog shall be several events that occurred upon this day throughout history.

1775-On this day,the British soldiers occupying Boston issued a proclaimation that stated that no resident was permitted to depart from the city.

1886- On this day, the Statue of Liberty was dedicated by Grover Cleveland, which commemorated the relationship that the French created with the United States during the Revolutionary War.

1962-On this day, Nikita Khrushchev odered the removal of the nuclear missiles in Cuba, thus concluding the Cuban Missile Crisis.

For more more events that occurred in history on this day, visit This website.

I would also like to acknowledge that President Theordore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858, and is considered to be one of the paramount American Presidents.