Thank Catholics for Halloween

Ashley Herzog
Catholicism for the Modern World
3 min readSep 29, 2022

The roots of every Millennial’s favorite holiday aren’t as pagan as you think.

Despite its growing popularity, the history of Halloween is little-known. We know why we celebrate Christmas and Easter, as well as secular holidays like the Fourth of July. But why do we celebrate Halloween?

Ashley Herzog
Catholicism for the Modern World

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