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This has NOT originated in Christianity, it is actually a holiday practiced by witches… nothing Christian about this!! https://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween#ancient-origins-of-halloween 108.58.47.194 (talk) 14:41, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, your right.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.213.242.254 (talk • contribs) 10:09, October 24, 2024 (UTC)

This was a Celtic custom 200.119.180.62 (talk) 05:58, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Have a look at the start of the second paragraph. HiLo48 (talk) 06:12, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

their is another beginning of halloween as some people also think it was started by german influence 59.153.86.155 (talk) 02:10, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have a reliable source for that claim? HiLo48 (talk) 02:17, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. GrayStorm^{(Complaints Dept.|My Contribs.)} 03:11, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Halloween 208.105.32.82 (talk) 20:31, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Some editors keep the order of influence that is against the evidence of influence: namely that, as the article states and is historically attested, the name of the festival is from the Scots word. This festival is not Samhain. Viking870 (talk) 22:41, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

In the English language the name Halloween may well be derived from Scottish sources; the festival itself is not of exclusive Scottish origin, rather an older Celtic origin. The name of the "festival" in Irish Gaelic is indeed Samhain - in modern Irish it is called Oíche Shamhna. The article discusses the origins of the actual festival itself, not just the root of the modern English-language name? Sarah777 (talk) 00:08, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]