By SJ Otto
I like celebrating our traditional holidays if they have historical significance. Many of our holidays, Christmas, Easter and Halloween, have been celebrated as Christian holidays. But they were also celebrated before Christianity when pre-Christian religions where practiced all across Europe . Halloween used to be called Samhain, by Druids and the Wicca religions. On this Samhain(this hyperlink goes to Circle Sanctuary, for a really good look at this holiday and its history) day of celebration it was both a holiday to celebrate the end of the harvest season and it was also a time when people believed spirits could come back to Earth. To prevent being harassed by evil spirits people put out jack-o'-lanterns and dressed in scary outfits with scary masks to scare away the demonic spirits. Pumpkins were not known to the old world back then, so turnips and other vegetables were carved instead.
Here are a few songs to go along with this Holiday
Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead (Original)