In modern times it s full of creepy stories of witches, ghouls, and monsters. I m really not sure. However, Halloween wasn t started when the world knew you were born. It s a lot older than that. There are probably hundreds of stories on how Halloween came about.
Most people like to believe the ones that seem most impossible and most frightening.
The custom connected with Halloween are thought to have started among the ancient Druids, who believed that on that evening Saman, the lord of the dead, called to him hosts of evil spirits. The Druids customarily lit huge fires on Halloween, apparently for the purpose of warding off all these spirits. Among the ancient Celts, Halloween was the last night of the year and was thought of as a lucky time for looking at the warnings of the future. The Celts also believed that the spirits of the dead came back to their earthly homes on that evening. After the Romans conquered Britain, they added to Halloween features of the Roman harvest festival held on November 1 in honor of Pomona, goddess of the fruits of trees.