Origen Of Hallowen

Origen of hallowen
Historian Nicholas Rogers, exploring the origins of Halloween, notes that while "some folklorists have detected its origins in the Roman feast of Pomona, the goddess of fruits andseeds, or in the festival of the dead called Parentalia, it is more typically linked to the Celtic festival ofSamhain, whose original spelling was Samuin (pronounced sow-an or sow-in)".[1] The nameof the festival historically kept by the Gaels and celts in the British Isles which is derived from Old Irish and means roughly "summer's end".[1][2][3]
However, according to the Oxford Dictionary ofEnglish folk lore: "Certainly Samhain was a time for festive gatherings, and medieval Irish texts and later Irish, Welsh, and Scottish folklore use it as a setting for supernatural encounters, butthere is no evidence that it was connected with the dead in pre-Christian times, or that pagan religious ceremonies were held." [4]
The Irish myths which mention Samhain were written in the 10th and11th centuries by Christian monks. This is around 200 years after the Catholic church inaugurated All Saints Day and at least 400 year after Ireland became Christian

Why they celebrate it
I thinkthat people celebrate it now days because it's just the thing to do. I know that when I was in school, they tried to tell us what halloween was about, but at that age all I was worried about was gettinga halloween costume and some candy.
When did the tradition start
In North America, trick or treat has been a customary Halloween tradition since at least the late 1950s. Homeowners wishing toparticipate in it usually decorate their private entrance with plastic spiderwebs, paper skeletons and jack-o-lanterns. Some rather reluctant homeowners would simply leave the candy in pots on the porch,others might be more participative and would even ask an effort from the children in order to provide them with candy. In the more recent years, however, the practice has spread to almost any house...