Halloween history and customs Samhain: The origin of Halloween can be traced to this “ancient pagan festival celebrated by Celtic people over 2,000 years ago,” states The World Book Encyclopedia. “The Celts believed that the dead could walk among the living at this time. During Samhain, the living could visit with the dead.”

^ par. 37 Hallow is an old word meaning “saint.” All Hallows’ Day (also known as All Saints’ Day) is a holiday to honor dead saints. All Hallows’ Day (also known as All Saints’ Day) is a holiday to honor dead saints.

15 Halloween, also called All Hallows’ Eve or the eve of All Saints’ Day, is connected with witches, goblins, and ghosts. This celebration is not new. On the full moon closest to November 1, the ancient Celts of Britain and Ireland celebrated the festival of Samhain. They believed that during this festival, spirits of the dead returned to earth.

The Bible’s answer. The holy spirit is God’s power in action, his active force. (Micah 3:8;Luke 1: 35) God sends out his spirit by projecting his energy to any place to accomplish his will. —Psalm 104:30;139:7. In the Bible, the word “spirit” is translated from the Hebrew word ruʹachand the Greek word pneuʹma.

It is an impersonal force. But without that spirit, or life-force, our bodies “die and return to the dust” as the psalmist stated. Speaking about man’s death, Ecclesiastes 12:7 states: “The dust [of his body] returns to the earth, just as it was, and the spirit returns to the true God who gave it.” When the spirit, or life-force, leaves the body, the body dies and returns to where it came from …