Halloween History

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1. AskMen.com - History of Halloween

Article featuring information on the origins of Halloween.

http://www.askmen.com/toys/special_feature_60/61_special_feature.html - More Info

2. Irishop.com: The Celtic Roots of Halloween

The season of trick or treat with its pagan origins and spooky, ghostly folklore has a significant place in the Irish calendar dating back to Celtic times.

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3. Leo's Halloween Playground

Short history and superstitions of Halloween and old Europe.

http://www.petzfamilyschool.com/halloween.htm - More Info

4. Mybackyard - History of Halloween

Learn more about the history of Halloween.

http://www.mybackyard.com/current/201p1.htm - More Info

5. Halloween -- History and Traditions of the Holiday

The history of Halloween and its customs starting with Celtic Ireland in 5 B.C.

http://wilstar.com/holidays/hallown.htm - More Info

6. A Brief History of Halloween

From the Dauphin Couty Library System.

http://www.dcls.org/x/archives/halloween.html - More Info

7. From Whence Halloween?

A look at traditions around the world and how they developed.

http://www.benjerry.com/halloween/history.html - More Info

8. The History of Halloween

From HistoryChannel.com, learn about Halloween's spine-tingling traditions, great pumpkin facts.

http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/halloween/hallowmas.html - More Info

9. History of Halloween : Myths, Monsters and Devils

Debunks several fundamentalist's arguments equating Halloween with satanism.

http://www.illusions.com/halloween/hallows.htm? - More Info