Due to globalization or globalization, traditions inherited from the ancient Celtic festival are spreading so rapidly in the English-speaking countries might be worth worth taking a look at its source, rather than halloween is not a word in our language.
In ancient times, in Britain, Scotland and Ireland, celebrating the feast of Samhain 31 October, the last day of the year in the former Celtic and Anglo-Saxon calendars. On those occasions, huge bonfires were lit on top of the hills to ward off evil spirits and it was believed that the souls of the dead revisit their old homes, accompanied by witches and spirits. To prevent them doing harm to them, had to pay extortion or "vaccine" as we say in Colombia.
With the advent of Christianity, many pagan holidays were adapted and established the first of November as All Saints Day and October 31 became known in English " All Saints' eve (eve of All Saints Day) and also" all Hallows' eve "from which derived" halloween. " * Hallow * is the Old English word meaning 'holy' or 'sacred' and as the modern word * holy * comes from Germanic * khailag *. Many of the traditions of Halloween * * games became Kids that brought Irish immigrants in the nineteenth century the United States and from there have spread in recent decades by the Hispanic world. In Cartagena the day of Halloween is a festival for children called "Angelitos Day" and instead of witches disguise themselves as angels.
