At this time of year, it gets darker earlier in the day, leaves turn blood red and there’s a chill in the air. This makes it the ideal season for Halloween. The festival was started in ancient times by the Celtic people, who were tribes in Britain, Ireland, France, and Spain around 2,000 years ago. Their New Year’s day was 1 November, which marked the end of the harvest. The night before, on 31 October, they held the Samhain festival, during which they believed the world of the dead mingled with the living, and ghosts could come back to Earth. The Celts dressed in animal skins and left offerings for their dead ancestors. Although today we still have ghosts, dressing up and offerings (sweets), some say the festival has lost…
