Halloween started 3,000 years ago by pagan people who lived in the European British Isles and who were called the Celts.   These people worshipped and feared a false god by the name of Samhain (Sow - in).

In Proverbs 1:7 the Bible states that we are to fear the true and living God Jehovah, and that means to greatly respect Him, which leads to love and obedience towards Him.

Samhain is a dragon god and his name means "lord of death and darkness".  The Celts celebrated a feast, that was based on their fear of Samhain, every October 31st through November 2nd.  To appease him they believed they should acknowledge him during the season when the days got shorter and the nights were getting longer.   The Druids (high priest of the Celts) also had the honor of lighting a bonfire in honor of the sun god, which humans were thrown into as sacrifices.  Because the Celts believed that during this time, Samhain would open the door between death and life and would allow the dead to take over animals that would torment people, the Celts would leave food outside their doors to appease the spirits and keep them away from their houses.  They also would dress up like the evil spirits in an attempt to fool the spirits.  They used carved out turnips and beets, that represented human skulls, as good luck charms to ward off evil spirits.

Note:  Today we use Jack O Lanterns and put candles inside.   However, when Jack, the man who the Jack O Lantern is named after, first made a pact with the devil, the fire inside of the Jack O Lantern represented the fires of hell.

The Romans also celebrated two festivals during Oct 31st.   The Teranian Festival which celebrated the dead and the Pomona Festival which celebrated the goddess Pomona of the Harvest.   Pomona's sacred fruit was the apple.  With the Roman conquest of the Celtics (don't we have a basketball team named after these pagans?), all of these pagan rituals became intermingled.