Question

Whilst christianity came up with the whole ‘all hallows eve' thing, many of the traditions were already firmly established by a pre-christian peoples, whose beliefs are usually referred to as _____ .

Answer 1

The answer is paganism.

Whilst Christianity ended up with the whole ‘All Hallows Eve’ thing, many of the traditions were already firmly established by pre-Christian people whose beliefs are usually referred to as paganism. The pre-Christian people were known as pagans who were originally from the British Isles, as well as parts of Spain and France. The traditions have evolved from an old Celtic festival known as Samhain.