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The ancient Celts used to celebrate great ceremonies to commemorate the "end of the harvest". This celebration took place at the end of October. This festival is baptized in Gaelic "Samhain". (The etymology means "end of summer"). This is because in this celebration they say goodbye to the sun god Lugh.
This holiday signifies that the days grow shorter and the nights grow longer. Like many pre-Hispanic cultures, the Celts believed that on Samhain, the souls of the dead would return to the mortal world.
The Celtic year ends on October 31 in autumn, and its main feature is fallen leaves. For them, this means the end of death or the beginning of a new life. This doctrine is passed down from generation to generation.
The custom is to leave food and sweets outside as offerings. On the other hand, it is common to light candles to help the souls of the dead to find a way to light up and rest with Lugh.
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On the other hand, on the night of October 31, a ceremony was also held. These have a depurative property to say goodbye to this year.
With the rise of Catholicism, this pagan holiday became Christianized and began to be called "All Saints". The English translation is "All Hallow's Eve", from which the word "Halloween" comes from.
When Europe entered the United States, the tradition of the Catholic Church in 1846 was introduced in the United States.