What's Halloween all about?

One of the favourite holidays in the calendar, Halloween gives us a chance to dress up, carve pumpkins, trick or treat and indulge in the spooky side of life. But what's it all about? Do you know the origins of this fun and mysterious night? Find out here about the earliest beginnings of what we know as Halloween today. Who started it? How did it get so big in the USA? What are we commemorating at Halloween? Get yourself ready for this season's October 31st by watching our Halloween video.
00:00 - start
00:04 - How did Halloween begin?
00:25 - Celtic festival of Samhain
00:35 - Why is it on October 31st?
00:59 - Where does the word Halloween come from?
00:43 - How did it get so popular in America?
01:59 - How did trick or treating get started?
03.11 - Tell me about pumpkin carving