Daily Brain Food. Thoughts of the day If you ever wonder how and why Halloween came to be, unsurprisingly, it started off as something entirely different to what it is today. Halloween's origins can be traced back to an ancient Gaelic festival called Samhain. This marked the time of the year when the seasons changed. As the summer came to an end, the Celts believed that the boundary between our world and the world of the dead became thinner, enabling them to communicate with spirits.
Brain Food Daily
Brain Food Daily
Brain Food Daily
Daily Brain Food. Thoughts of the day If you ever wonder how and why Halloween came to be, unsurprisingly, it started off as something entirely different to what it is today. Halloween's origins can be traced back to an ancient Gaelic festival called Samhain. This marked the time of the year when the seasons changed. As the summer came to an end, the Celts believed that the boundary between our world and the world of the dead became thinner, enabling them to communicate with spirits.