@learnmore.mp4: Samhain was a Gaelic festival around November 1 marking the end of the harvest, described in medieval Irish texts as a time of feasts and contact with the Otherworld. Historian Ronald Hutton shows that much popular "ancient" Samhain lore, like the "Celtic New Year," comes from late-1800s scholars. By the 800s, All Saints' Day was set on November 1, giving us All Hallows' Eve. What's your favorite Halloween tradition? Tell us in the comments. AI-narrated · fact-checked · Follow to learn more. #halloween #History #samhain #folklore Image credits: • Bonfire Silhouette.jpg by Paul Harrison, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons • PXL 20231216 105219694-Ballygalley Larne UK- Irish Countryside-Northern Ireland 07.jpg by Sourabh.biswas003, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons • County Meath - Hill of Tara - 20180222160412.jpg by Deichtine, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons • Harvesting with reaper and binder - 5 - Stooking the sheaves - geograph.org.uk - 2568418.jpg by Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons • Ancientirishepic00dunnuoft raw 0010.jpg: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons • A Dark Lantern 1920 lanternslide.jpg: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons • Ogham Stone (ancient celtic writing) by amanderson2, CC BY 2.0, via Openverse (flickr) • Oxford - Jesus College Library - 0473.jpg by Jorge Royan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons • Conice per pala d'altare, norimberga 1530 ca.JPG by Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons • Rosa pumpkin patch 2.jpg: cc0, via Wikimedia Commons • Jack o lantern pumpkin in leaves.jpg: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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