Trick or Treat! Kids wait a whole year to say this phrase and go collecting candies from all over their neighbourhood. Adults love to treat the children and also organize amazing costume parties for family and friends. Although today the focus is mainly on these things, Halloween has a long history. October 31st of every year is celebrated as Halloween. Halloween has its origin from an ancient culture of the Celtic tribe (circa 500 B.C.). The Britons, Welsh, Scots, and Irish are all the descendants of this ancient tribe.

The Celts were worshippers of nature and had great faith in the spirit world. Although they worshipped more than 300 Gods, their prime deity was the Sun God, and they praised two celebrations rotating around the sun: Beltane, in honour of the commencement of summer and Samhain or Saman in honour of the commencement of winter.

The Celts believed that toward the finish of summer, Samhain, the ruler of death turns out to be intense and overwhelms the sun god. On October 31, Samhain collects all the malevolent spirits who had passed on the earlier year and enables them to return home to visit the living.

The Celtic priests called the druids, in order to perform sacrifices, would gather in an oak grove or near large stone circles on October 31, after the harvest. There is a belief that Stonehenge is one such place used for performing sacrifices. The druids would build a large bonfire and perform sacrifices to appease Samhain and pray for the return of the Sun after the winter.

Amid the night all flames with the exception of the conciliatory one to Samhain were stifled. The Vigil of Samhain, as it was called, would keep the conciliatory fire on during that time and the following day coals from this fire would be utilized to light the fire in every family unit.

Villagers would endeavour to pacify trolls and evil spirits with contributions of food and nuts. Little treats were left by the families as offering to the ghosts, goblins, and demons to fulfil their appetite. On the off chance that the devil was happy with the treat, it was trusted it would not trap the individual or cast a malevolent spell. In that lies the birthplace of the present day trick or treat.

Individuals would likewise wear disguises, different masks, and also darken their faces to attempt and pass unnoticed by the spirits. This originated from the conviction that apparitions or spirits can’t see their very own appearance. Henceforth, if a troll or evil presence saw another animal looking appropriately awful, they would flee in fear.

In 61 A.D. Britain was conquered by Romans, and the Romans had their own version of harvest festival held in honour of Pomona, the Goddess of fruits and trees. They celebrated this festival on November 1 of each year. Soon the Celtic Samhain festival and the Roman harvest festival got mixed up and became an extended holiday.

In 834 A.D., Pope Gregory III moved the celebration of All Saints Day, at that point celebrated on May 13 to November 1. The new day came to be known as All Saints Day or Hallowmas. Consequently, the evening and night before Hallowmas came to be known as All Hallows’ Eve which later became Halloween.

The Celtic idea of phantoms and witches ended up mixed with Roman and later Christian traditions. Additionally, Halloween was celebrated as a Night of Mischief in Ireland and England, and villagers were permitted to play tricks on one another.

Hints of the Roman Pomona celebration can still be seen during Halloween in the form of ducking for apples in a tub of water and using Jack-o-Lantern in the conviction that it would avert insidious spirits.

Today, Halloween has shaped into being a fun festival for children and adults alike. As much as children love to dress up as little beasts, monsters, ghosts, or witches, adults just enjoy the aspect of wearing different scary costumes that are also inspired by various popular movies. Children have a gala time going from house to house, knocking on the door yelling “trick or treat”. Individuals would then give the youngsters apples or buns and later on treats like candies became very popular so that they are spared from being tricked.

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