What do you think of when you think of Halloween? Candy, scary costumes, and trick or treat; this is the modern form of Halloween that we all know and love. Many people however do not know where it came from and how it evolved into the way it is now. The origin of this Halloween holiday can be traced all the way back to thousands of years ago.

The earliest origins of our modern Halloween can be traced back to the 5th century BC with the Samhain, the Celtic New Year, which was November 1. The Celts lived in Britain, Ireland and Northern France. One story believes that the spirits of the dead of those who had died during the preceding year would arise and come back to search of living bodies to posses for the next year. The Celts believed all laws of space and time were suspended...