Orange and black are Halloween colors because orange is associated with the Fall harvest and black is associated with darkness and death.
Jack o’ lanterns originated in Ireland where people placed candles in hollowed-out turnips to keep away spirits and ghosts on the Samhain holiday.
Halloween was brought to North America by immigrants from Europe who would celebrate the harvest around a bonfire, share ghost stories, sing, dance and tell fortunes.
The ancient Celts thought that spirits and ghosts roamed the countryside on Halloween night. They began wearing masks and costumes to avoid being recognized as human.
Bobbing for apples is thought to have originated from the roman harvest festival that honors Pamona, the goddess of fruit trees.
Black cats were once believed to be witch's familiars who protected their powers.
October 31st, the last day of the Celtic calendar, was originally a pagan holiday, honoring the dead. Halloween was referred to as All Hallows Eve and dates back to over 2000 years ago.
PS: I haven't fact checked any of the above, so Shannon will have to correct me if any of this is wrong.
It seemed more or less accurate. I don't know about the dates and I'd have to check the countries of origin for different traditions, but there's nothing in there that ruffled my feathers and made me feel like I had to comment... until, of course, you told me that you were using me instead of doing your own fact checking. ;)
Orange and black are Halloween colors because orange is associated with the Fall harvest and black is associated with darkness and death.
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It seemed more or less accurate. I don't know about the dates and I'd have to check the countries of origin for different traditions, but there's nothing in there that ruffled my feathers and made me feel like I had to comment... until, of course, you told me that you were using me instead of doing your own fact checking. ;)
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