Who Started Halloween?

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The ancient Celtics and Christians began our modern tradition of Halloween with their celebration of all hallows eve. They believed spirits would return to earth and be amongst the living.
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Halloween was first celebrated by the ancient Celts as the festival of Samhain, which marked the end of the harvest and the beginning of winter, when the Celts believed spirits of the dead returned to earth.
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