Pred več kot 2000 leti so verjeli, da se na ta večer mrtvi vračajo na Zemljo
Halloween has modern associations with costumes, haunted houses, and collecting candy. However, its origins date back about 2,000 years to the Celtic festival of Samhain celebrated on November 1. People believed spirits returned to Earth on October 31. To ward off these ghosts, food and wine were placed at entrance doors. Masks were also worn so that spirits would mistake the people for one of their own.
Ko pomislimo na noč čarovnic, jo običajno povezujemo s tradicionalnim obiskovanjem hiš v zameno za sladkarije, kostumi in hišami strahov. Vendar zgodovina noči čarovnic sega približno 2000 let v preteklost, ko so Kelti 1. novembra praznovali praznik, imenovan samhain. Ljudje so verjeli, da se noč pred praznikom, 31. oktobra, mrtvi vračajo na Zemljo v obliki duhov. Da bi odgnali tavajoče duhove, so pred vhodna vrata postavljali hrano in vino. Nosili so tudi maske, da bi jih duhovi zamenjali za enega izmed svojih.