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• ORIGINS Halloween originated as the Eve of Samhain, a celebration marking the beginning of winter and the first day of the New Year among ancient pagans of the British Isles.

• On this occasion, it was believed that supernatural forces gathered together, that the barriers between the supernatural and human worlds were broken.

• They believed that spirits from other worlds (such as the souls of the dead) were able to visit earth during this time and roam about.

• They also believed that on October 31st, the lord of the dead gathered all the souls of the people who had died that year.

• The souls upon death would dwell in the body of an animal, then on this day the lord would announce what form they were to take for the next year.