Halloween History

My Halloween Carols are based on Halloween history and my love of all things autumn. Included are resources that have inspired my compositions and lyrics...
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Innocent men, women children, slaughtered because of religious bigotry.
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The origin of Halloween is found in Celtic Ireland
To find the origin of Halloween, you have to look to the festival of Samhain in Ireland's Celtic past…As the last day of the year, the time when the souls of the departed would return to their former homes and when potentially malevolent spirits were released from the Otherworld and were visible to mankind.
the book halloween and other remains of death and life by jack santetoo, with an image of a skeleton sitting on a chair
Halloween Other Festivals: Death And Life by Jack Santino: Amazon.com: Books … Why do we celebrate Halloween? No one gets the day off, and unlike all other major holidays it has no religious or governmental affiliation. A survivor of our pre-Christian, agrarian roots, it has become one of the most popular and widely celebrated festivals on the contemporary American calendar.
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The Hallowed Eve: Dimensions of Culture in a Calendar Festival in Northern Ireland (Irish Literature, History, and Culture): Jack Santino: Amazon.com … Why do we celebrate Halloween? No one gets the day off, and unlike all other major holidays it has no religious or governmental affiliation. A survivor of our pre-Christian, agrarian roots, it has become one of the most popular and widely celebrated festivals on the contemporary American calendar.