13 Dark & Obscure Origins of Halloween You Should Know About | History, Icons & BackStories
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Halloween is celebrated by millions each year, yet many have never heard the gloomy backstory behind this eerie occasion or known where many of its traditions, festive customs, and scary icons originated.
It is by far one of the most chilling holidays of the year, an annual celebration steeped in darkness.
A time when carving pumpkins, eating far too much candy, and dressing in frightening costumes and disguises is completely common and expected.
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Beneath the surface, more dreadful folklore hides than the blackness of a cool autumn night. There are plenty of surprising and frightening influences behind what has become the scariest holiday of the year.
With roots that stretch back thousands of years and a winding path that eventually led to the Halloween we know today, there is much to uncover about its past and how it came to be.