Halloween in NYC

Browse articles about Halloween in NYC, in New York Latin Culture Magazine.

Halloween is a modern version of Samhain, the Gaelic (Celtic) festival that marked the end of harvest season, and the beginning of winter. After being Christianized with All Saints Day and All Souls Day, Irish and Scottish immigrants brought Halloween to the United States, where it spread to other countries.

According to tradition, the boundaries between the worlds of the living and the dead are loosened at this time, so souls who died in the last year can cross over to the afterlife.

There's really nothing scary about it. The scary witch stuff probably was made up by male Christian priests to make the old religions look bad. They falsely demonized everything they didn't consider Christian, so they could control more followers.

If you study the old traditions, the biggest surprise is how similar they are in cultures all over the world. Happy Halloween!

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