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Why is Halloween always at the end of October? It's no coincedence. Oct. 31 is precisely halfway between September's equinox and December's solstice. That makes it a cross-quarter day, an important waymarker to ancient cultures that helped track the changing of the seasons in Earth's yearly orbit around the sun.
Oct 31, 2024
Sep 24, 2024 · Around 1773, the Scots began combining the two words and referring to October 31 as “Hallow-e'en.”
Sep 6, 2024 · Halloween is the 31st and that is always the main night, but I'm sure there will be costume events both of those weekends, and even earlier.
4 days ago · Halloween, a holiday observed on October 31 and noted for its pagan and religious roots and secular traditions.
Oct 28, 2024 · Today, we know Halloween as the holiday on October 31st where people dress up in costumes and participate in activities such as trick-or-treating, ...
Oct 22, 2024 · Every year it's held on October 31 for two reasons: a pagan one and a Christian one. The ancient Gaelic festival of Samhain, which occurred on November 1 but ...
Jan 2, 2025 · Halloween—always on October 31—falls on a Friday this year. Did you know that Halloween was once the start of a new year? Yes, Halloween has quite a history ...
Oct 31, 2024 · As mentioned previously, the night was a time of new beginnings in Celtic tradition, and so too in the Christian tradition, in which All Hallows Eve was likely ...
Oct 7, 2024 · The Celts believed that on October 31st, the last night of their calendar year, the veil between the living and the dead was thinnest. To celebrate, they lit ...
Oct 30, 2024 · Some Quebec towns have asked residents to trick-or-treat on the closest Friday or Saturday to Halloween, arguing it's easier — and safer — to do so on the ...
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