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Its origins stem from the pagan ritual of Samhain (Samhuinn, Sauin, Samaín) which the Celts performed when the barriers between the worlds of the living and the dead grew thin....

It was said that on the eve of the Samhain festival, the dead would return to Earth as ghosts....

The celebrations on Halloween are related to the ancient Celts, who traditionally marked their New Year - Halloween (Samhain) at the end of the month of October....