The document discusses the Celtic origins of Halloween and traditions associated with it. It states that Halloween originated from the Celtic belief that the souls of the dead visited Earth on the last day of October. Traditions discussed include children begging or "souling" door to door for food and money, superstitions about black cats, and the North American tradition of trick-or-treating originating from the idea that the dead must be honored or they will play tricks. Rituals such as using hazelnuts to divine the future and associating nuts with the devil are also mentioned.

2. The origin of Halloween is
celtic. In the latest day of
october the celts believed that
the souls of the dead visited
earth.
Halloween is conidered the day
of all saints.

3. · Children were told not to sit in the circles of yellow
and white flowers were fairies have danced as they
may be stolen by the fairies. It was also bad to sit
under the hawthorn tree because the fairies loved to
dance on them and if they saw them their tempers
would be prickled.
· The tradition of begging for food soon was replaced
with souling or Soul Caking. The idea was for children
to go from door to door asking for money to give to
the poor and a soul cake to have for themselves.
Every cake they would receive, the children would say
a prayer for the souls of the dead.

4. In North America people believed that
it was bad luck for a black cat to
cross your path. It was believed that
it was unlucky for a black cat to come
into their homes or travel on their
ships.
The North American tradition of trick
or treat comes from the original idea
that you must be kind to dead
ancestors or they will play a trick on
you.

5. On Halloween, journeys must be
finished before sunset.
girls placed hazelnuts along the
front of the fire grate, each one to
symbolize one of her suitors. She
could then find out who her future
husband would be by chanting, ‘if
you love me , pop and fly ; if you
hate me burn and die’.
People believed that the devil was a
nut- gatherer. at hallowen, nuts
were used as a magic charms.