I Remember Halloween...
The Misfits, Siouxsie and many others sing about it. There are movies about it. But why exactly do we dress up in costumes on October 31?
According to the Library of Congress Blogs (and btw, who knew they had a blog?) The Origins of Halloween Traditions, the Halloween most of us celebrate today stems from the Celtic Pagan festival of Samhain (pronounced “sah-win” and to clear up any confusion, not the band).
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