Ever wonder when happy haunts first began to materialize? Halloween
\nactually originated in an ancient Irish festival called Samhain, and
\nthe ancient Celts believed that because the veil between our world and
\nthe spiritual realm is thin on this day, ghosts and spirits actually
\nwalk among us. In the 800s, when the Catholic Church tried to eradicate
\npagan celebrations, it replaced Samhain with All Saints’ Day. Today,
\nAll Hallows Eve — a derivation from Old English — is celebrated on
\nthe eve of All Saints Day, and we have the Ancient Celts to thank for
\nour rich tradition of ghosts and ghouls. Trick or treat!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ever wonder when happy haunts first began to materialize? Halloween actually originated in an ancient Irish festival called Samhain, and the ancient Celts believed that because the veil between our world and the spiritual realm is thin on this day, ghosts and spirits actually walk among us. In the 800s, when the Catholic Church tried to eradicate pagan celebrations, it replaced Samhain with All Saints’ Day. Today, All Hallows Eve — a derivation from Old English — is celebrated on the eve of All Saints Day, and we have the Ancient Celts to thank for our rich tradition of ghosts and ghouls. Trick or treat!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2341,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"cp_author":[544],"class_list":["post-3941000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","cp_author-cortney-litwin"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n