Enjoy the magic of Halloween!
Visit Ireland and have the best Halloween experience
Halloween is the time to celebrate all things paranormal. Each year people dress up to represent their favourite ghouls, spirits and demons. Although Americans have popularised Halloween, the origins come from Ireland. As part of the harvest rituals, Halloween in Ireland comes from Samhain. Each year on November 1st, Samhain represented the end of harvest and the end of the summer months. It also symbolised the beginning of the new year and the dark, cold winters often associated with death.
As the spooky holiday has spread around, the one thing that continues to be popular among children and adults is dressing up. Originally, Halloween in Ireland had much more gruesome costumes. Irish Halloween costumes traditionally incorporated gruesome animal skins and heads.