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Halloween: Why Do We Celebrate This?

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

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Halloween is a two month festival beginning September 1st, which celebrates the worst candy of all time. The Irish believe that on the night of October 31st, the veil between the world and the afterlife was lifted. To win favor with the spirits, they lit bonfires and offered gifts to them. They disguised themselves in costumes so the dead wouldn't recognize them.

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