What does Halloween really stand for?

Another one lighted a giant, giant, pumpkin on the walkway for his own little boy, and served cider to parents and apple juice to the kids, when people came by for a quick chat in the night air. Things like that made Halloween really nice for my children. read more

The word Halloween or Hallowe'en dates to about 1745 and is of Christian origin. The word "Hallowe'en" means "hallowed evening" or "holy evening". It comes from a Scottish term for All Hallows' Eve (the evening before All Hallows' Day). In Scots, the word "eve" is even, and this is contracted to e'en or een. read more