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Have you ever wondered about the origins of children in costumes roaming door-to-door for treats, or why we carve pumpkins into jack-o- lanterns? The word "Halloween" actually comes from the Celtic language of Ireland. It comes from a contraction of "All Hallow' ....

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.... prayers they promised to say for the dead relatives of the donors. ` The practice of trick-or-treating began when people who were "souling" began to dress like the dead souls, performing antics in exchange for food and drink. This practice became known as "mumming". So to this day, witches, ghosts and skeleton figures of the dead are among the favorite costumes for Halloween. The practice of carving pumpkins probably comes from Irish folklore. A man named Jack, a notorious drunkard and trickster, had a trick gone awry with the devil. So when he died he was denied access to Hell because he had tricked the devil. Instead the devil gave him a ....