The History Of Halloween! Halloween is one of the world's oldest
holidays, dating back to pagan times. But it is celebrated today
by more people in more countries than ever before. there's a
simple reason: it is fun and it is good, clean, harmless fun for
young and old alike! Also see Halloween around the world and see
this page of current Halloween facts and statistics. of the
history of Halloween wasn't written down for centuries; some of
it is still sketchy and subject to debate. But the most
plausible theory is that Halloween originated in the British
Isles out of the Pagan Celtic celebration of Samhain. It goes
back as far as 5 B.C. It was believed that spirits rose from the
dead and mingled with the living on this day. The Celts left
food at their doors to good spirits and wore masks to scare off
the bad ones. Some historians believe that the Romans who
invaded England added a few of their own traditions to the
celebration of Samhain; such as celebrating the end of the
harvest and honoring the dead; oth