How and when did Halloween become a holiday?

Halloween has been around for centuries. It is a holiday that dates back to 1745. The origin of Halloween is from Christianity. The word Halloween itself means Saints evening, and it derives from the term All Hallows Eve. This is the evening before All Hallow's Day.

The Celtic version of Halloween started in the United States in the 1900s. It was bought to the country from Scottish and Irish immigrants. As time went on, the holiday began being commercialized, and people started to wear costumes. By the 1950s, trick or treating became a part of the day, as well as pumpkin carving.

The Halloween started with the Celtic festival of the Samhain, a festival where people wear costumes to chase evil spirits, and also light bonfires. Pope Gregory 3, in the eighth century, decided to mark November 1 as a day to honor the Saints. People started to buy into the traditions of the Celtic (Samhain). Around the middle of the nineteenth century, there used to be annual autumn festivities, which was becoming more popular, but still, Halloween was not really recognized.

Towards the end of this year, there came more immigrants into the United States, of which there was a large immigrant from the Irish nation. Their arrival then spurred the national recognition of the Halloween celebration. In the long run, Halloween was publicized to be a public holiday at the end of the 18th century. Coming down to this present day, Halloween happens to be the second most widely celebrated holiday in the United States.

Halloween dates back to about 1745, and it is of Christian origin. The word Halloween means "Saints" evening. It comes from the Scottish term for All Hallows Eve, which is the evening before All Hallows Day. The origin is Celtic, and it is called the festival of Samhain. The Celtics Halloween began in the United States in the 1900s through immigrants from Scotland and Ireland. The people brought the holiday to the United States.

Halloween was commercialized in the 1900s, and people began wearing costumes in the 1930s. Trick or treating became an important tradition in the 1950s. There were, however, certain Halloween customs and traditions which began sooner. For instance, pumpkin carving is a ritual that started in 1837. There is also a popular Irish Christian folktale associated with the jack' o lantern. The carved pumpkin represents the soul of a person who has been denied entry into both heaven and hell.

Halloween is known to be an annual holiday that is celebrated every October 31st. The first-ever time that this was celebrated was during the Celtic Festival of Samhein. The first-ever Halloween was celebrated by creating a bonfire and dancing around the fire while wearing different costumes.

This has obviously evolved over the past years. People do not create bonfires anymore, especially in fear that the fire may spread. People still wear costumes, though, but people usually don these costumes in order to attend parties or to go trick or treating. In the beginning, the holiday was called All Hallow’s Eve, but eventually, it became known as Halloween.