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The word Halloween is given from the religious definition of "All Hallows Ween" Which meant that at midnight of the 31st of October the Hallowed spirits of the dead could rise and be released to Heaven. It was not meant to be ghoulish or scary. Halloween is a modern contraction of All Hallows Evening (En) the night before All Hallows, an old Christian reverence day for the dead.

Pagans celebrate this time as Samhain, and still hold Rituals to revere, release and communicate with the dead.

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