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Halloween is celebrated every year on 31 October. It is a festival of costumes, candy, spooky stories and ghostly decorations, enjoyed in many parts of the world. History: Halloween has its origins in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, celebrated over 2,000 years ago in what is now Ireland, the United Kingdom and northern France. Samhain marked the end of ...

31 October 2026 is the 304th day of the year, with 61 days left, and it falls on a Saturday. It is best known as Halloween, but it is also a UN day, a savings day, and the 100th anniversary of Harry Houdini’s death. Today’s holidays:Halloween — grew out of Samhain, the Celtic festival marking the end of the harvest, ...