Tag: halloween
5 Last Minute Halloween Costumes
You should not be going to Halloween parties. There is a pandemic going on for goodness’ sake. But that doesn’t mean the holiday is a total loss. Whether you’ve got […]
On Halloween Day in Ancient History — The Last Roman Emperor
When we think of the Roman Empire, we’re usually thinking of what historians call the Western Roman Empire. In 395 CE, the Roman Empire split into the Western and Eastern […]
The Celtic Harvest Festivals That Inspired Halloween
Halloween as a holiday likely dates back to the Christianization of the insular (island) Celtic nations. Christian missionaries from the Roman Empire arrived in Ireland around the 400s CE (yes, […]