Halloween has its origins in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, celebrated on November 1st. The Celts believed the boundary between the living world and the spirit world became thin on Samhain, allowing spirits to walk the Earth. They would dress in costumes and light bonfires to ward off spirits. The traditions were brought to America in the 1840s by Irish immigrants and included trick-or-treating. One tradition suggests people would go from village to village begging for soul cakes on All Souls Day and the more cakes received the more prayers they would say for the dead. The story of Jack o'Lanterns originated from an Irish myth about a man named Jack who was trapped between Heaven and