įor most of the second half of the 1800s in the United States, Halloween was celebrated only by Irish and Scottish immigrants. By the early 1800s, celebrating Halloween in Ireland or Scotland meant pulling pranks, playing games like bobbing for apples, and trying to guess who would be your future husband or wife. Their traditions were influenced by ancient celebrations like Samhain (pronounced Sow-an) and the Catholic holidays of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. Irish and Scottish people had celebrated Halloween for hundreds of years. These traditions included the celebration of Halloween. They brought with them their own holidays and traditions. As many as 4.5 million Irish people moved to the United States between 18. Many Irish people began moving to the United States in the mid-1840s. Irish and Scottish immigrants introduced the traditions of Halloween to the United States. Almanacs from the colonies and the early United States do not list Halloween as a holiday. Along with other important information, like when to plant seeds, almanacs listed important dates. During these years, books called “almanacs” were published. Even after the American Revolution people did not celebrate Halloween. Indigenous people in what is now the United States had their own fall celebrations. People in different colonies celebrated different fall holidays. If you lived in colonial America, you would not have celebrated Halloween.
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