We’ve previously covered the odd array of Halloween costumes one encounters every year on this festive occasion, including the “Karen” and even controversial ones influenced by “The Handmaid’s Tale.”But why do we have to endure such costumes every year? According to the Library of Congress, “Celtic people believed that during the festival, spirits walked the Earth. When Christians adopted the festival and reframed it to fit with their traditions, the costumes practice apparently stayed on in the British Isles. “Hiding behind their costumes, villagers often played pranks on one another, but blamed the spirits,” Bannatyne told CNN. The origins of Halloween has its roots in very old European customs, possibly pagan and likely Christian.

Source: Washington Post September 30, 2022 19:34 UTC