![]() The origins of trick-or-treating can be traced back to 18th-century Ireland. The Celts believed that on October 31st, the boundary between the living and the dead became blurred, so they would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off evil spirits. Halloween is believed to have originated from the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, celebrated on November 1st. In fact, it has a creepier side that goes back centuries and is not associated with the LGBT community.īigstock/evgeny atamanenko Early Halloween But Halloween didn't start off as the fun holiday we know today. The celebration is a big event for the LGBT community - a community where it has often been a challenge to be our unique selves, and one that is all too familiar with wearing masks. Halloween is a time to lean into that side of yourself you don't dare explore the rest of the year.
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