Halloween has its origins in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. Traditionally, Halloween activities included trick-or-treating, bonfires, costume parties and carving jack-o-lanterns. The history section discusses how Halloween evolved from a night when the living and dead came together to All Hallows Eve and then Halloween. It is now celebrated on October 31st and involves children dressing up and going door-to-door asking for candy. Typical Halloween foods mentioned include soul cakes, vegetable lanterns, boxty pancakes, colcannon and baranbrack. The document provides a recipe for Halloween cupcakes as well as mentioning a Halloween song.