Halloween is a festival seen in numerous nations on 31 october, the night before the western christian banquet of all blesses' day. It starts the recognition of allhallowtide, the time in the formal year committed to recollecting the dead, including holy people (blesses), saints, and all the withdrawn. - This book discusses speculations that hold that numerous halloween customs were affected by celtic collect celebrations, especially the gaelic celebration samhain, which is accepted to have agnostic roots. The text of the book - Ancient origins of halloween - All saints' day - Halloween comes to america - History of trick-or-treating - Halloween parties - Halloween films - Soul cakes and all souls day - Black cats and ghosts on halloween - Halloween matchmaking and lesser-known rituals Through this book, you also learn more about the origins of some customs and its place in american cinema and television.