What is the true meaning of Halloween?

The Debil

Halloween

Also called Hallowe'en, Allhallowe'en, All Hallows' Eve, All Saints' Eve
Observed by Western Christians and many non-Christians around the world[1]
Significance First day of Allhallowtide
Celebrations Trick-or-treating, costume parties, making jack-o'-lanterns, lighting bonfires, divination, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions
Observances Church services,[2] prayer,[3] fasting,[1] and vigil[4]
Date 31 October
Related to Totensonntag, Blue Christmas, Thursday of the Dead, Samhain, Hop-tu-Naa, Calan Gaeaf, Allantide, Day of the Dead, Reformation Day, All Saints' Day, Mischief Night (cf. vigils)
Halloween or Hallowe'en (a contraction of Hallows' Even or Hallows' Evening),[5] also known as Allhalloween,[6] All Hallows' Eve,[7] or All Saints' Eve,[8] is a celebration observed in a number of countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day. It begins the three-day observance of Allhallowtide,[9] the time in the liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (hallows), martyrs, and all the faithful departed.[10][11]

It is widely believed that many Halloween traditions originated from ancient Celtic harvest festivals, particularly the Gaelic festival Samhain; that such festivals may have had pagan roots; and that Samhain itself was Christianized as Halloween by the early Church.[12][13][14][15][16] Some believe, however, that Halloween began solely as a Christian holiday, separate from ancient festivals like Samhain.

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Wtf is Halloween about anyway

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Halloween is the shortened form of All Hallows Eve. All Hallows is referring to All Saints Day, which is November 1st. On All Saints Day, people go to the cemeteries and pay their respects to deceased family members.

However, in places like Ireland and Scotland, All Hallows Eve was blended with local Pagan religious observances to result in the earliest forms of what we'd see today. Evil spirits were thought to try and come out on the Hallows Eve, so people would dress scary to scare those evil spirits away. Obviously, kids and teenagers would take advantage of being in costume to "trick or treat" people. If they were not "treat"ed, those masked hoodlums would assault them, rob them, or vandalize their property.

Obviously, the British colonial government later took these traditions and tamed them into the more child-friendly traditions we have today, which caught on far more strongly in the American colonies than back home.

Having fun! I don't why so many people have a problem with that

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Wish I knew about that tradition when I was a child. That definitely would have put a stop to getting stiffed on candy.

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I mean, do teens not still egg and tp houses?