Halloween History | National Geographic

[@jarrodhall3686]

2020: We do not negotiate with terrorists! 1930s: Here's some candy, kids. Can we have our gate back?

[@tfe1400]

Lol

[@maimunahjurami7413]

🤣🤣🤣

[@nicholasotis633]

This thread comforts me because the other comments/threads are dated up to 12 years ago. 😳😂

[@xxthegravitysquadxxhorrorc290]

I’m here bc me and my brother r playing school

[@aintplayinggames7086]

My Rottweiler would teach those kids not to remove my gate.

[@Vegasclaw]

Just saved myself a 40 minute documentary

[@lucidwolf2068]

I know right! Lol

[@ScaryManiac]

Where is that 40min documentary. I wanna watch it.

[@Marvostips]

Me too but I still want to watch it. 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@Skatelifefool]

Just skipped past a 40 min and 60 min documentary to this 3 min vid

[@brewtank6738]

LOLLLL true

[@user-rm4bd3zq3q]

Who else think Europe has a scary history?

[@hamwarshwany]

Of course they have

[@ISSM87]

You Found Me :3 Ask native Americans

[@vigokovacic3488]

Means ur culture came from the scary parts

[@liziya86]

You Found Me :3 nah latins 👌🏼

[@ИванПетров-с5ю4к]

You Found Me :3 but also the best.

[@angelsaura1]

I remember good ole youtube when it had no commercials!!

[@rimiiahmed]

Hello

[@Hyumifu]

Ah, yes the good old days

[@cloudydamiasofea115]

You mean the golden days?

[@conanworld]

U are already 8 years old

[@nusratjahan-de3gu]

bla bla

[@yoginipatel6312]

2020 Anyone!?

[@dakshvv7437]

Meh

[@Izzy23485]

Me .....but .....no holowen for me because im in Asia 😭

[@jamesgathogo5421]

me

[@ngthnhan]

Mememememememe

[@lunar5697]

Yas

[@rhiannacoady8370]

Actually they wore masks to disguise themselves from the ghost'. I have Learnt about samhain in great detail from school since I live in Ireland.

[@danielthevito9008]

Rhianna Coady Dia duit mo chara

[@shark-ln5me]

Sadly, people who are watching this on tv are going to be mislead ( unless they do their own research which many will not )

[@rhiannacoady8370]

Harse Harseman conas a tá tú?

[@shark-ln5me]

I don`t understand Irish. Sorry

[@rhiannacoady8370]

shark 89 haha don't worry someone was talking tome in irish and I was talking back to them that's all

[@noyzone01]

cool, the celts really knew how to party :)

[@fixyourposture7547]

Oldest comment I have ever seen

[@daughterofchrist8809]

^ With human sacrifices and animal abuse. Please don’t celebrate this holiday, it’s way more than just a party or good fun, God bless you and stay safe out there

[@coreypalmer5763]

​@@daughterofchrist8809😂🤣 the Abrahamic god doesn't exist

[@bakanoboku]

Funny how they dont mention the human sacrifices.

[@elizagold2186]

Exactly!! All the missing children

[@reallio8165]

wasnt there a bunch of orgies going on too? Why is this so watered down?

[@maureenlaneski2802]

@@reallio8165 so kids can watch it?

[@ecgodsmack86]

Keep them where you must.

[@karenosullivan9629]

Hello

[@raginipatil5994]

Who is here in 2020 the year of pandemic and today is halloween happy Halloween y'all

[@nasifshah5691]

We are heading to US election in 3 days

[@EmmaMcCloskey]

I’m from Ireland! It’s really cool that Halloween originated from here🎃

[@adhamhmacconchobhair7565]

You don't know that?

[@eduardoramos3577]

Halloween is cool, but it doesn't compare to Día de Muertos a mexican tradition celebrated on November 1st and 2nd.

[@heirofslytherin17]

Halloween is the best day ever ❤

[@윤정근-f9b]

These days, not many people are aware of the origin of Halloween. I didn't know that Halloween had a religious origin. I think that the way people celebrate Halloween nowadays is more child friendly and that makes it a better holiday to celebrate than Halloween of the past.

[@cronosx6174]

The modern Halloween was spread by the Catholic Church, but the original tradition is much older; it goes hundreds of years back in time. The tradition was adopted and taken by the Catholic Church, but it was already in existence before that time.

[@Sergio-g5g2j]

And at the same time you could say that everything religious has its origin in nature.

[@tedcleveland8488]

whether its christmas or halloween, american will always celebrating it in the most coolest way..and then everyones follow

[@ginkiba3]

As with the Celts, many Neopagans today believe that October 31st is when the veil between worlds is thin, especially between the world of the living and the world of the dead. It is our high holyday. People you died in the year before will pass on this coming Halloween. It's a day of mourning, contemplation and rememberence for us, like one giant funeral for all the recently dead. So please show respect.

[@kaproskarleto5136]

"Harmless tricks grew into outright vandalism" This also describes tiktok

[@Anitsirh]

Oh, nooo, I'm so sad that I can't celebrate halooween:(

[@adhamhmacconchobhair7565]

Why can't you? :(

[@Anitsirh]

@@adhamhmacconchobhair7565 Omg, I was 12 when I wrote this comment 🤦🏻‍♀️ Apparently I thought that you can celebrate Halloween only if you are exclusively from the USA 🤦🏻‍♀️😂 Thank you for reminding me of this comment and giving me a good laugh 😂 I did celebrate Halloween in the meantime! Fun times! 🎃 Hope you have a wonderful Halloween this year! 🙋🏻‍♀️

[@moeon1122]

@@Anitsirh Time flies

[@gustavofring9148]

@@Anitsirh lmao I'd have thought you wouldn't respond to your 12 year old comment

[@hikari69]

12 years wow

[@leonardohernandezcabrera7541]

Eleven years? 😱😱😱😱 Is really old and is my first time watching this

[@peppereater3028]

I would take "offence" if someone took my gate...

[@365handle]

roy littlefield Well you couldn’t expect anything good out of the holiday. Who threatens to cause damage to someone’s property and or harm someone if you didn’t give them what they wanted? There’s no wonder why they come out with movies like The Purge. To similar to me.

[@365handle]

Izzyandreadiaz I know.. it was just my thinking

[@mr.denquariuscarsonwatsonj8952]

ha

[@Larimuss]

Yeah they should add it to the ever growing list of things you can't say or do that might possibly offend some one. "No celebrating Halloween by means of vandalism " knowing them they will probably try to just ban the whole day altogether encase it might offend the spirits feelings.

[@JuanPowerball]

It originated in Ireland and the Irish Gaels brought their language and culture to the west coast of Scotland in the 5th century Samhain is from Old Irish.

[@rhiannacoady8370]

JuanPowerball yessss! I hate when they say its an "Irish and English tradition" I'm just like"ITS NOT ENGLISH FOR FUCK SAKE GET SHIT RIGHT" I rage when people can't even do their job right it just pisses me off

[@smellzalotthegreat6162]

Have a Snickers

[@hanazemanova2272]

JuanPowerball i

[@rhiannacoady8370]

@Leo Maunsell not a hope

[@tamaracarter1836]

“Samhain” may have originated in Ireland, but it spread across the Celtic lands (England, Wales, Scotland and parts of Northern France) long before the 5th century - seeing as it was already well established hundreds of years before the Roman occupation of England and Wales in 43 AD; where it merged with certain Roman traditions (particularly 2 Roman festivals), to create some of its most well known features (e.g. apple bobbing). Then came the influence of Christianity in later centuries (where the name “All-Hallows-Eve” originates), and of course the developments that occurred whilst in the US (e.g. pumpkin carving) - although of course at first it was only really practiced within New England (for obvious reasons).

[@montserrattorresnadal5087]

I have been using this video for my English class for 5 freaking years!!

[@victorplaneta3839]

haha this is my third I guess

[@TheAngelgoddess101]

i am a proud Christain but i cant help loving halloween i do it for fun not religon!

[@djbillybopdjbillybop2817]

I am Irish at 53 now i remember when i was young we would change peoples gates we would change the Posh gates with the less well off gate and that was a big Difference.

[@pandastylearmy5938]

now i know why where i grew up, in a candian neighborhood on the prairie why we called it "gate night". mostly just hung around, let the air out of tires maybe, toilet paper someones tree...pretty tame stuff. but i never knew why it was called gate night

[@djbillybopdjbillybop2817]

Brilliant stuff and Tame no one got Hurt that was a Bonus

[@godzilla964]

I'm celtic. Halloween is in my blood. I get more excited for it then Christmas.

[@sharonr2121]

Hallo! (Biblical) God loves you, and He died for you as Jesus Christ! Please watch this, and please turn entirely to Him while you still can, Have a good day!

[@godzilla964]

@@sharonr2121 That comment was when I was 19. I was a moron. I'm still not christian but I feel really embarrassed about what I wrote back in 2015.

[@sharonr2121]

Ryan, God loves you!

[@jacksongaming1319]

Who is watching this video Today ( 31 october)

[@aloscorner7521]

Well November 1st. 😳

[@zelko]

Slavic knew this way before and there is so much more to it

[@JoeFresi]

So Halloween means “Holy Evening”

[@pluto3603]

KittyPog LMFAO

[@deidrerobinson8007]

Lol no, it’s All Hallows Evening

[@triple_gem_shining]

@@deidrerobinson8007if you're watching the video then actually he's correct to translates to Holy

[@bakanoboku]

@@triple_gem_shining it's anything but holy

[@sharonr2121]

Hallo! Although this is unrelated to the topic of your comment, (Biblical) God loves you, and He died for you as Jesus Christ! Please watch this, and please turn entirely to Him while you still can, Have a good day!

[@blessedmslady7016]

I'm going HALLELUJAH and AMEN🙏

[@CaraOMara]

YOU FORGOT OUR IRISH TURNIPS, OUR TURNIP JACK-O-LANTERNS

[@Tareltonlives]

"This is Halloween! This is Halloween! Pumpkins scream at the dead of night!" Why can't you celebrate it?

[@licikgaming9148]

How old are u

[@loganwalker3355]

hey are you alive?

[@daughterofchrist8809]

If you do a little more research into the origins and the actual activities that take place, it’s not something you should celebrate at all. It’s a very evil holiday, please be careful out there. God bless y’all

[@Tareltonlives]

@@daughterofchrist8809 Yep: harvest festival and remembrance of the souls of the dead. Modern activities include parties, candy, costumes and watching scary movies. Evil comes from vandalism and theft God bless!

[@dariaj_j]

From communion with the dead to pumpkins and pranks. Halloween is a patchwork holiday stitch together with cultural, religious and occult traditions that spanscenturies. It all began with the Celts a people whose culture had spread across Europe more than 2,000 years ago. October 31st was the day they celebrated the end of the harvest season in a festival called Samhein. That night also marked the Celtic New Year and was considered a time between years: a magical time when the ghosts of the dead walked the earth. It was the time when the veil between death and life was supposed to be at its thinnest. On Samhein the villagers gathered and lit huge bonfires to drive the dead back to the spirit world and keep them away from the living. But as the Catholic Church's influence grew in Europe it frowned on the pagan rituals like Samhein. In the 7th century the Vatican began to merge it with a church sanctioned holiday. So November 1st was designated All Saints Day to honor martyrs and the deceased faithful. Both of these holidays had to do with the afterlife and about survival after death. It was a calculated move on the part of the church to bring more people into the fold. All Saints Day was known then as Hallowmas. Hallow means holy or saintly, so the translation is roughly "mass of the saints". The night before October 31st was All Hallows Eve which gradually morphed into Halloween. The holiday came to America with the wave of Irish immigrants during the potato famine of the 1840s. They brought several of their holiday customs with them including bobbing for apples and playing tricks on neighbors like removing gates from the front of houses. The young pranksters wore masks so they wouldn't be recognized. But over the years the tradition of harmless tricks grew into outright vandalism. Back in the 1930s it really became a dangerous holiday. I mean there was such hooliganism and vandalism. Trick-or-treating was originally a extortion deal: give us candy or will trash your house. Store keepers and neighbors began giving treats or bribes to stop the tricks, and children were encouraged to travel door-to-door for treat as an alternative to troublemaking. By the late 30s trick-or-treat became the holiday greeting.

[@klattalexis]

Both the Catholic Church and Protestant Churches (Protestant Reformation) do not resemble anything Christian, as when Jesus and his Apostles walked they earth!

[@teachermarinarosa7613]

Thank you!

[@JessicaPastura-p4j]

Thank you very much for this transcription!

[@dariaj_j]

@@JessicaPastura-p4j you are welcome 🙏 But still there are several mistakes, be aware

[@corinneplumain3923]

coucou ma puce

[@fynnthefox9078]

Out of all the holidays, Halloween is the one I look forward to the most. Even more than Christmas.

[@PurpleObscuration]

I wouldn't consider Halloween a holiday 😉

[@Snoopitsa0405]

@@PurpleObscuration it is, though. Not all holidays are christian

[@annien.1727]

Me too!

[@viajandoxelmundo2]

Very good video to learn briefly about the history of Halloween! Thank you very much! It is very useful for me and my students!

[@charbelchwairi3758]

With all due respect, don't believe everything on u tube.

[@aoifel895]

Fun fact. In the Irish language we speak today, Samhain means November and Oíche Shamhna (Night of Samhain) means Halloween 🎃

[@jarrodhall3686]

May I ask how you pronounce your name?

[@aoifel895]

@@jarrodhall3686 Eefa 😊

[@ladypurple81]

Thanks a lot for this video! I use it with my students when Halloween is approaching

[@igretrovods9189]

Same!

[@kareemkalisari]

Each of us has a role to play in protecting our planet 🌏

The Halloween started to be known in Brazil (my country)just since four or five years ago. Many people here are against the halloween, but I am not.

[@obeydullahjawed3759]

Wow, a thirteen year old comment!

[@marlonmpoyo3845]

Are you Christian?

[@obeydullahjawed3759]

@@marlonmpoyo3845 hmm, does it matter?

[@PurpleObscuration]

@@marlonmpoyo3845, Brazil is one of the most Catholic countries in the world

[@StarrySky2012]

Oi eu esta Brasilida tam bem! (I’m Brasilian too!)

[@liamc7097]

Why did they think fires would keep spirits away? You could argue fire is actually closer to a spirit world

[@thelight2230]

That's sooo cool that halloween's origin began in Ireland!

[@thrk6952]

I mean celts is Scotland as well

[@leinsterfan1802]

​@Thrk but it began in Ireland.

[@jamesmacchi2499]

Gregory the third be like let’s all just start a major holiday

[@supergal306]

Goodness, when I thought of halloween i always thought of candy and costumes, but i guess I have a lot to learn!!!

[@stargirl8979]

thanks im writing a article for the school news paper

[@26tech87]

The last phrase says: "Trick or treat became the holiday greeting"

[@leiram8833]

I didn't know a Halloween Historian was a real job, and I now know what I want to be when I grow up

[@bluesdealer]

Well, it’s really only about 100 years. Connecting it to Samhain is nonsense.

[@joachimcarlos4435]

Halloween 2018 anyone?

[@LoveTripz]

2024 here

[@zainshah478]

After 13 years this video come in recomendation😂😂

[@dblari]

Cool video, but one minor error. At 1.59 the image of the Main Building on Ellis Island appears while the narrator describes Irish immigrants fleeing the Potato Famine of the "1840's" (actually 1845-1852). Ellis Island didn't become an immigration station until 1892. The Main Building pictured wasn't built until 1900.

[@sharonr2121]

Hallo! Although this is unrelated to the topic of your comment, (Biblical) God loves you, and He died for you as Jesus Christ! Please watch this, and please turn entirely to Him while you still can, Have a good day!

[@blaze1032]

neat

[@jorgeespinosa1320]

this is the kind of thing that I like, turning something good into excellent

[@Sarah-sj6zd]

Happy Halloween guys 🧡

[@honestguy6345]

A culturally ethnocentric idea of Halloween's origins. This is one interpretation

[@Nozomi621]

And the other interpretation(s) would be?

[@zigprof]

Yes, I've read other stories

[@karinefonte516]

History is not interpretation, is the recollection of facts. I'm aware you're American and might not know what this thing of facts means anymore; nonetheless facts, specially historical ones, still exist here in Europe and we cherish them.

[@fandangobrandango7864]

Bobby Allen Americans ignore historic facts, and try to claim things for themselves...that’s a fact.

[@ritushreedas1009]

Am from India and now am feeling so sad bcz we won't celebrate Halloween 🥺🥺🥺

[@saiarpita2525]

Ya🥺, but it's alright we have lots of festivals that the western country don't have. Diwali is coming... Wishing you a very very happy Diwali☺️

[@mikoreyes8475]

Who's watching this in October 31 2020

[@Kwooo_maa9]

is 13 october 🙄

[@mainasimoneau5765]

Omg hi I’m doing it today in class

[@maheesasathnidu4849]

Great video i have gathered such a knowledge about halloween. It will be helpful to my presentation.❤

[@clobberknocker]

@ninafragen you mean thanks ireland, love halloween myself.best time of the year

[@Sounds1r]

10:46 Happy Halloween 2023👻 🎃

[@imstomasbs]

He said sowin 😂😂

[@rickyparrish8310]

I've looked at Halloween as a fun time not worshiping any thing 😂

[@서대현-q6z]

I could learn about Halloween through this video. Halloween culture is not very developed in our country, but we can feel it in the streets like Itaewon. I am also a student, so I cannot enjoy Halloween now, but if I become an adult, I would like to participate in the Halloween party and enjoy this culture.

[@DiamondsRexpensive]

How long has it been a thing in Korea?

[@Godzgirl23]

You SAID IF I BECOME AN ADULT WHICH IS SCARY. ONE SHOULD NEVER HAVE TO SAY IF BUT WE LIVE IN SCARY TIMES. DEMOCRATS ARE NOT A PARTY ANYMORE THEY ARE A CULT BUT NO ONE BELIEVES... THUS THEY COME TO POWER!!!!

[@pluckybellhop66]

@@Godzgirl23 Sure, Jan

[@motivationchooselife]

About Itaewon and Halloween, you wrote three years before the event...

[@roxyt5549]

17 years ago!!!❤

[@maxsteelbrasil]

thanks .. that's wonderful

[@rlc7895]

No probs

[@aravsingh6743]

Watching this in 2020 Halloween 🙏🏻🤗 🎃

[@basketballgirl224]

this was the only time i was interested in learning!!!

[@thepink3798]

Hiii how are uu?

[@mcgrawHNIC]

loved your comment.. Happy Halloween!

[@ClaudLeon]

My favorite holliday! Happy Halloween!

[@constructoresdemundos4885]

Thanks for this video!

[@hollow12U]

they still do this stuff in Ireland at Halloween

[@werogaona9714]

hollow1

[@rhiannacoady8370]

We dont

[@lucylousie8512]

I do ( I'm Irish)

[@alien-ann]

We don't maybe apple bobbin and bonfires but not stealing peoples gates

[@joshplatojohn12345hsbs]

Fianna lol you’re probably some culchy in an irrelevant county

[@Momonsta69]

Who's watching this On Halloween night 2018? 😂

[@reddrago819]

yay, the history of my birthday.....

[@raulseduardvm5605]

13 years omg

[@ameliareynolds3457]

Watching this in 2021 🥴

[@miafraher7367]

as an Irish person the way he pronounced “Samhain” the first time made me cringe so bad😂

[@jayrtonleite7964]

Nice to learn a liitle bit about Halloween history.

[@Tareltonlives]

The other three, as far as I know are Imbolc (Feb. 1), Beltaine (May 1), and Lugnasa (Aug. 1)

[@gustavofring9148]

It's been 12 years, you still good?

[@griffRL31]

dammm 13 years

[@DefenderOfChrist_]

@@griffRL31 14 years

[@TheSneakySnitch]

@@DefenderOfChrist_ 16 years

[@DefenderOfChrist_]

@@TheSneakySnitch correct

[@Tygahz]

Merry Christmas 🎄

[@janth2480]

im so confused on the origins of halloween now. ive been told like 5 different versions

[@stardust6745]

Hello

[@ThatOneGhoul]

This is the real one

[@TomMSTie1138]

All the best holidays involve candy/presents.

[@devonscope6222]

No one talks like this in the real world.

[@sharonr2121]

Hallo! Although this is unrelated to the topic of your comment, (Biblical) God loves you, and He died for you as Jesus Christ! Please watch this, and please turn entirely to Him while you still can, Have a good day!

[@mitakundu4570]

It's actually came in our listening skill. My God😵

[@MoPlanet520]

Halloween is my birthday

[@asankaprabathnanayakkara9688]

Thank you

[@elchamber]

Still the best holiday through the whole year. Nothing taken seriously and a bunch of horror movies to watch at home.

[@georgejung5429]

It represents sick satanic rituals. Nothing good about it.

[@elchamber]

@@georgejung5429 😂 yeah

[@anniefinch6843]

Interesting stuff about Halloween.

[@amstevens23]

Not the full story

[@Christian-16]

Yep

[@himanshusrivastava8495]

Where I can watch all the videos of National Geographic

[@ytmarmalade]

U made a very good point and I am proud of you.

[@Yourballix]

As an Irishman we are the greatest people on earth

[@Directorians]

I think I’m the only one here trying to convince my parents holloween isn’t evil

[@angielove417]

I'm talking notes to bombard them when I see them today when I dress up right before they give me the speech

[@meepcity48]

My parents are extremely religious, and have never celebrated Halloween. This is my last year being a child and I have never gone trick or treating, nor will I be able to :( I can't even give out candy :(((

[@rynokii273]

@@meepcity48 Trust me, it's for the best. Halloween is the most dangerous day of the year.

[@mgithaiga1]

Happy Halloween!

[@polcratood]

so this is really how it started

[@fixyourposture7547]

U still alive?

[@luciferpimplepopperasmr]

halloween is a beautiful holiday....i love the history....it's my favorite hoiday

[@uncivilwaterboy0788]

I’ll be back in five years

[@Sam-si4yy]

Jeremy Wilson Well let's see if you actually return

[@rlc7895]

Smell my toes

[@gustavofring9148]

Nice bro

[@user-nz9fg3fy6p]

well it’s been 1

[@MissHellsing666]

that cool your birthday's on Halloween. Mine is the first of August so it and Halloween always fall on the same day of the week which is somewhat good but not as good as yours!

[@obeydullahjawed3759]

Lol your comment is 13 years old.

[@baalzebubdeffiu]

Pagan roots will ALWAYS stand the test time of time...and religious opression....... long live the incas celts mayans etc keep THE ROOTS ALIVE!!

[@DIDOTV9]

Oliver John alright then... we will sacrifice you for halloween then

[@AstaMarionette01]

long live pre-Abrahamic religions

[@Annemarie_case143]

God is One. The Only Absolute Ruler in the universe... spirits, statue, pictures, pagans ritual are only cultural heritage. it doesn't give you any answer and lead you to nowhere.

[@klloydplata4098]

Not yet learned there is a Hallowmas so it's a competition for Christmas. Halloween is celebrating twice a month than Christmas is only once. Oh by the way, Happy Halloween Eve! Day!! occasion Holiday!!! celebration!!!!! 👍👍👍💯💯💯 (yesterday already celebrating October 31, 2024 and also this year 2024) greetings for those who Halloween lovers and children who also loved trick-or-treating as well as wearing masks and costumes. 🎃🎃🎃💪💪💪👏👏👏💀💀🕷️🕷️🕸️🧛🧛🎉🎉

[@ГоворящиеВидеОткрытки]

amazingly!

[@JotaInu]

published on my bday

[@phoenixflameangel13]

nice video thank you for adding it :)

[@Seen_Indeed]

Basically the same way *Christmas* was invented

[@ninafragen]

And thank you for that, we love HALLOWEEN. My favorite holiday. Thanks Europe... Tá mé go maith ó ann, go raibh maith agat dom.

[@joylinjoseph2153]

Happy Halloween from Vanuatu 🇻🇺

[@Doctor1933]

its a american

[@Christuniverse79000]

Halloween is a creepy festival..

[@j3nifer.7]

OG is making me watch this

[@trueinvader2592]

did anyone else make a beat out of the intro

[@deathinme06]

I love Halloween

[@avacado221]

This comment is literally my age 💀😳

[@Morenoo_TRX]

@@avacado22115 years!!!