The History Of Halloween

We dive into the spooky and surprising history of one of America’s favorite holidays. MERCH: We’ve got it! SHOP NOW: Click to subscribe to BuzzFeed’s newest channel, Cocoa Butter!: Credits: MUSIC Forbidden Fruit Licensed via Warner Chappell Production Music Inc. Trick Or Treat Licensed via Warner Chappell Production Music Inc. Witching Hour Piano_Full Mix Licensed via Warner Chappell Production Music Inc. Spooky Castle Waltz_Full Mix Licensed via Warner Chappell Production Music Inc. Welcome to the BuzzFeed Unsolved Network! This channel is your one-stop destination for all things mystery, conspiracy, supernatural, true crime, and everything in between. Subscribe here: STILLS American Halloween Celebrations Hulton Archive/Getty Images Halloween Hulton Archive/Getty Images The Landing of the Pilgrims, by Rothermel, at Plymouth Rock (Mass, .) Hulton Archive/Getty Images Pillory 1888 Drawing WilshireImages/Getty Images Halloween Party FPG/Getty Images Halloween Trick Hulton Archive/Getty Images Game Of Bob Apple Hulton Archive/Getty Images Halloween Party Hulton Archive/Getty Images Trick Or Treat Express/Getty Images Freddy Krueger From ’A Nightmare On Elm Street’ Hulton Archive/Getty Images Bobbing For Apples Hulton Archive/Getty Images The Exorcist Evening Standard/Getty Images Frankenstein Monster Hulton Archive/Getty Images Movie poster for ’Cat People’ Hulton Archive/Getty Images VIDEO Footage provided by VideoBlocks () St. Kilda Archipelago from above, Hirta, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK Parshina Olga/Getty Images Evil Creature Or Spirit Rock Carving Lit Up RockfordMedia/Getty Images Old 60s Television with Green Screen Explodes in an Antique Shop. Zoom In. istockmaradona/Getty Images Old TV Set with Green Screen Explodes. istockmaradona/Getty Images Typical grave with fruit offerings and candles during day of the dead JaimeByrd/Getty Images Fresh fruit and candles on top of a grave during day of the dead JaimeByrd/Getty Images Passing Soldiers On Horses Medieval Wall Carving RockfordMedia/Getty Images Rise of the sorcerer nemke/Getty Images Realistic Dry Ice Smoke Clouds Fog mputsylo/Getty Images Mystical animation halloween background with dark moon and clouds MichelangeloArtwork/Getty Images Animation Lava Lake Volcano Abstract Background. SoberP/Getty Images Halloween Still Life Colorful Theme: Scary Decorated Dark Room with Table Covered in Spider Webs, Burning Pumpkin, Candlestick, Witch’s Hat and Skeleton. In the Background Silhouette of Monster Walking By gorodenkoff/Getty Images Candles commemorating murder victim. Remembrance day of all Faithful Departed, prayer for the dead. Pure Thursday. Holly Week. Burning candles in remembrance of victims of terror, act of terrorism Standart/Getty Images Holy Cross in Church. Gothic Christian Cross Zanuck/Getty Images Dreadful mad pumpkin as head of Jack-o-lantern with carved eyes and wicked smirk on burning hell fire. Scary symbol of Halloween, All Hallows’ Eve. Gourd on left side. Slow motion Kristina Kokhanova/Getty Images Young couple watching horror film in movie theatre. Guy sprinkle popcorn mrs_veronik/Getty Images NORTHERN IRELAND MAP serdarcan/Getty Images Children And Dog In Halloween Costumes For Trick Or Treating monkeybusinessimages/Getty Images Happy Halloween Forest Mountain Castle Bats tsirik/Getty Images 4k Halloween Shot of a Child in Joker Costume Appearing Creepy MarioProduction/Getty Images Cemetery at night with colorful candles for All Saints Day. All Saints’ Day is a solemnity celebrated on 1 November by the Catholic Church. Static shot ramiai/Getty Images Glowing Candle Illuminates a Spooky Jack o’lantern Pumpkin crkcreative/Getty Images esus and Saint Mary Stained Glass tavi_repede/Getty Images Children In Halloween Costumes Trick Or Treating Shot On R3D monkeybusinessimages/Getty Images Psycho pboti/Getty Images Halloween Candy Spills Out Of Pumpkin chrisvanderschaaf/Getty Images Halloween Candy Falls On White Table chrisvanderschaaf/Getty Images Chandelier and icons of saints in church iprano/Getty Images Dolly Shot Of White Candles Burning Aligned Vertically ProdukcijaStudio/Getty Images celtic crosses at dusk with dark clouds time lapse mammuth/Getty Images Excited Eyes MicroWorks/Getty Images St joseph kk5hy/Getty Images