As October is quickly coming to an end, we gear up to celebrate one of the world’s most unique holidays. Though we celebrate by indulging with all our favorite candies, do we really know where the fascinating history of Halloween came from?
Check out these origins to see where Halloween traditions first started according to history:
Christian Influence
English Traditions
Despite the new religious focus, people in Old England and Ireland continued to associate the time with the wandering dead. They set out gifts of foods to please the spirits, and as time wore on, people would dress in scary costumes in exchange for treats themselves—a practice called “mumming,” which is similar to today’s trick-or-treating.
What We Know Today
Trick-or-treating skyrocketed in popularity by the 1950s, when Halloween became a true national event. Today, over 171 million Americans celebrate the holiday — and spend about $8.4 billion on it per year.
For more history on the origins of Halloween or other holiday content, check out Good Housekeeping.
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