Jock Stein stands as Celtic Football Club’s greatest manager, a towering figure in the club’s history who led them to their greatest triumph and won it “by playing football. Pure, beautiful, inventive football.” Billy McNeill holding the European Cup that Celtic won in 1967 football Lisbon Lions. Photo SMN

An ancient Celtic Festival, the Catholic Church, the Irish Potato Famine, and community leaders turned Halloween into the holiday we know today. Here's the history.

As the leaves turn and the nights grow long, people across the United States and the world prepare for a night of costumed revelry, trick-or-treating, and spooky fun: Halloween. But the holiday we know today has roots stretching back thousands of years,

Halloween is an annual holiday, celebrated each year on October 31, that has roots in age-old European traditions. It originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts.

Carving jack-o'-lanterns started long before the legend of the Headless Horseman. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Cindy Ott, author of "Pumpkin: The Curious History of an American Icon."

Halloween, known for its spooky costumes, carved pumpkins, and trick-or-treating, actually has roots that go back more than 2,000 years. The festival began as the Celtic festival of Samhain, marking the end of harvest and the start of winter — a time when it

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The very first Halloween celebrations trace back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, which later morphed into All Hallow's Eve in the Roman Catholic Church.

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Today, Irish blessings are cherished all around the world and are often used to celebrate special occasions and to bring comfort in times of need. The history of Irish blessings dates back to ancient Celtic times. The Celts were a pagan people who worshiped nature, and they had a rich tradition of oral storytelling and poetry.