Happy Halloween is a festival

Halloween is a festival that is inspired by a tradition from one generation to another. celebration or festival was first held on February 21, at the end of the Roman year. In the 7th century, Pope Boniface IV introduced All Saints 'Day' to replace the pagan festival of the dead. It was observed on May 13. Later, Gregory III changed the date to November 1. Greek Orthodox Church observed on the first Sunday after Pentecost.Although this relationship with the Church of Rome, the United States version of Halloween Day celebration owes its origin to the ancient (pre-Christian) Druidic fire festival called "Samhain", celebrated by the Celts by countries of Scotland, Wales and the Irish. Samhain is pronounced "sow-in", with "sow" rhyming with cow. In Ireland the festival was known as Samhein, or La Samon, the Feast of the Sun. But in Scotland, the celebration was known as Hallowe'en. In Welsh it's Nos Galen-gaeof (ie, Night of the first day of each month winter According to Irish English dictionary published by the Irish Text Society:. "Samhain, All Hallowtide, the feast of the dead in Pagan and Christian times, highlight the lid harvest and the initiation of the winter, which lasts until May, when troops (esp. Fiann) were cut. Faeries were imagined as particularly active at this season.From the half-year was calculated. also called Feile Moingfinne (Snow Goddess).

• The Scottish Gaelis Dictionary defines it as "Feast of All Soula Sam Hallowtide +. Fuin = end of summer
• Contrary to the information published by many organizations, there is no archaeological or literary evidence to indicate that Samhain was the Celtic god of the dead god is Gwynn ap Nudd to Arawn, the UK and for the Welsh

The Irish did not have a "lord of death" as such. Thus most of the customs connected with the Day are remnants of ancient religious beliefs and rituals, first of the Druids and then surpassed the Roman Christians who conquered them.