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Op-Ed: Halloween's Celtic roots are a lot spookier than witches and candy bars

Por: Los Angeles Times Opinion October 23, 2022

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As Halloween approaches, people get ready to celebrate the spooky, the scary and the haunted. Ghosts, zombies, skeletons and witches show up in yards, windows and stores. Festivities revolve around the realm of the dead, and some believe the dead might actually mingle with the living on the night of Halloween. Scholars have often noted that these modern-day celebrations of Halloween have origins in Samhain, a festival celebrated by ancient... + full article



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