![]() That story, as even modern pagans who love Halloween admit, is mostly made up. When I was a kid, a series of comic-book-style tracts went around claiming that Halloween was a pagan holiday called Samhain, when ancient druids used to carry out human sacrifice under a full moon. What is the history behind Halloween? What’s all the decoration and tradition really about? Is there something spiritual behind all the ghoulishness? Too many adults use Halloween as an excuse to throw out common standards of modesty. Others use it as an excuse to flirt with things much darker than plastic skeletons and creative jack-o’-lanterns. ![]() It gives them an excuse to host parties, kick off the holiday spending season, and provide economic stimulus for the dental industry. ![]() The weather cools off, the leaves change color, and Christians start arguing about Halloween. Every year around this time, the ritual begins anew.
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