I know that Halloween started over 2,000 years ago as the Celtic festival of Samhain, marking the end of harvest and the start of winter when the boundary between the living and the dead was believed to blur. Over time, Christian traditions merged with it, turning it into All Hallows’ Eve . . . or Halloween. In the UK, it was once a quiet, eerie night of candles and ghost stories — now it’s all pumpkins, costumes and parties, thanks mostly to American influence. As someone who creates content it

Samhain isn’t Halloween, it’s one of the oldest Celtic fire festivals and the witch’s true new year. In this video, I’m breaking down the real history and folklore of Samhain, where it came from, what our ancestors actually did, and how those ancient rites evolved into modern Halloween traditions. #samhain #samhainhistory #wheeloftheyear #thewildanduntamedway #witchesofinstagram🔮🌙 | Emma Louise Dyson