When Was Halloween Invented? The Holiday’s Origin Story, Explained
Top editors give you the stories you want — delivered appropriate to your inbox each and every weekday. Pope Gregory IV switched it to the current date in 837, according to Britannica. His motives have been unclear, though influence from Celtic factions of the church and the truth that it tends to make sense to commemorate death for the duration of the fall are possibilities. Persons would make offerings of food in order to get on the good side of…