Theories about how Halloween started? Look at the stars not the moon! http://bit.ly/rrRXBd
In the British Isles, the ancient Druids and Kelts believed that the when Pleiades reached the highest point in the sky around October 31st at 12:00 am, the spirits of the Dead roamed the Earth. That night came to be known as #Halloween.
When the Greeks saw Orion in October sky, they believed that there were 7 maidens or sisters that were being pursued by Orion, so Zeus saved them by turning them into stars!
The Kyle Indians of North America believed that 7 maidens were attacked by a bear, so they stood on a rock which grew into Devil’s Tower Wyoming (as seen in Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind). Ultimately, they became the stars in the sky that were
So, it’s not just about ghosts, bats and witches!
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