History of Halloween: Pagan or Christian?

Halloween was not always a holiday of candy, costumes, and parties. Its history stretches back almost two thousand years. But what is this history? And what extent can we call Halloween a Christian holiday...if at all? Patreon: www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Twitter: @andrewmarkhenry Facebook: www.facebook.com/religionforbreakfast Blog: www.religionforbreakfast.com Thanks to our Patrons on Patreon!!: Brian B. Daniel D. Kalei W. Alex B. Mark H. Alice C. Wilson Cain D. Bibliography and image credits: Rogers, Nicholas. Halloween: From Pagan Ritual to Party Night, 2002. Santino, Jack. Halloween and Other Festivals of Death and Life, 1994. Souling picture: https://archive.org/details/cheshires... Oengusso calendar: https://ia802604.us.archive.org/10/it... Halloween Frolics painting: http://artuk.org/discover/artworks/ha... Guy Fawkes Effigy pic: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Most other images came from Stephen Reid. An artist from the early 20th century who specialized in paintings of Celtic mythology.