(10-31-2012, 03:59 PM)Torch Wrote: yea, now it does, but before when it was still called Hallow's Eve... Its origins are actually made from worshipping....What. No.
Now I guess as Nicktendo said, we are making fun of it
What we know as Halloween has its origins in the Celtic tradition of Samhain (pronounced Sah-win... yeah), which was a harvest festival that, according to Celtic belief, was when the barrier between our world and the world of spirits was thinnest. Our dressing up in costumes and trick or treating can be tied back to pretty similar rituals and practices from Samhain When Christianity started spreading around, instead of just entirely ridding them of the traditions, they were embraced instead and became intertwined with Christian customs. So yeah! Little to nothing to do with devil worshiping. Any sort of claim of that sort is more than likely a recent development than anything with deep roots.
EDIT: Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go stab a gourd repeatedly until it resembles the face of two people I admire. Nothing creepy or ritualistic about that!