Following is a transcript of the video. Halloween is known for clever costumes and candy. But those customs are a callback to centuries of past traditions. 2,000 years ago, Celtic pagans held a ...

Halloween didn’t properly reach the United States until the 1840s, with the mass arrival of immigrants from Ireland and Scotland. These newcomers brought their many traditions with them ...

Here, we take you through the incredible history of Halloween, from its roots in the ... a special significance for the ancient Celts in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man.

Halloween has a long and storied history that began in Europe around ... immigrants flooding America from Europe — especially from Ireland during the Irish Potato Famine — brought their ...

“In Celtic countries, notably Scotland and Ireland, people would bury the ... There’s a lot more to cover about the history of Halloween and how Samhain became the celebration we know today.

In Celtic Ireland, Halloween traditions began in the year 5 B.C.E. On State Street in Madison, the University of Wisconsin students' tradition began in the late 1970s. By request of UW Chancellor John ...