Samhaim or Halloween?

Where does Halloween come from?Samhaim or Halloween?Origins of HalloweenCeltic HolidaySamhain (Sow-in)Signifying end of the summer harvest and beginning of winter.Celebrated with huge bonfiresWhy did the Celts celebrate this holiday?

After the CeltsRoman VersionPope BonifaceAll-Hallows-Eve

Halloween in AmericaLimited celebration in New England, more widely celebrated in South.Irish immigrants popularized HalloweenBy 20th century Halloween lost most of its scary aspects.Modern American HalloweenBy the 1920s and 30s Halloween became secularized.From 1920s to 50s led to the growth of trick-or-treating.Treats were used to prevent vandalism.

Evolution of Trick-or-TreatingCelts left food for evil spirits, dressing up was to scare evil spirits away.Trick-or-Treating was originally for poor people that would beg for food or money at this time.Recently, communities come together to celebrate

PumpkinsFrom the gourd family, natively from Meso-America.Have been grown for over 5,000 years in America.In 1584, Jacques Cartier a French explorer described pumpkins when going exploring the St. Lawrence Sea way.Carving pumpkins comes from old Celtic tradition of lighting candles to lead good spirits back home from spirit world.

What is Halloween now?All stores merchandize for HalloweenSome stores are only open for Halloween Six billion dollars annually spent on Halloween, second most spending on holiday other than ChristmasHave to buy costumes, candy and decorations.What does this mean?Bibliography Wikipedia.com- only the mapHistory.com