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How Do People Who Make Halloween A Holiday
Who Made Halloween a Holiday? To understand who made Halloween a holiday, you first need to understand how Halloween came to be. Halloween is derived from the Celtic celebration of Samhain, which was celebrated 2,000 years ago. Roman Catholics took over the celebration when they entered the Celtic regions of the world. The holiday evolved into a more religious observance under the Catholics. It wasn’t until Irish settlers coming to America, decided to revive the traditions of the original basis for Halloween, that Halloween really saw its start as a holiday.

Irish settlers brought their Celtic heritage to the Americas by bringing their traditions. One of the traditions that they brought was the observance of Halloween and wearing costumes

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