PHOTOS: There Are Halloween Decorations - And Then There’s This House

PHOTOS: There Are Halloween Decorations - And Then There’s This House

 

The countdown to Halloween is on — and there are some fantastic festive displays around the state.

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On the East Side of Providence, there is one display that is beyond spectacularly spooky.

Buried on the corner of Fosdyke Street and Morris Avenue - one block over from Rochambeau Avenue - a true “yard of horrors” awaits. 

 

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Do you know the full history of Halloween?

According to the Library of Congress:

Carving pumpkins, trick-or-treating, and wearing scary costumes are some of the time-honored traditions of Halloween. Yet, the Halloween holiday has its roots in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (a Gaelic word pronounced “SAH-win”), a pagan religious celebration to welcome the harvest at the end of summer, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts.

In the eighth century, Pope Gregory III designated November 1 as a time to honor saints. Soon after, All Saints Day came to incorporate some of the traditions of Samhain. The evening before All Saints Day was known as All Hallows Eve, and later, Halloween. Here is a look at the origins of some of the classic Halloween traditions we know today.

The festival of Samhain marked the transition to the new year at the end of the harvest and beginning of the winter. Celtic people believed that during the festival, spirits walked the Earth. Later on, Christian missionaries introduced All Souls’ Day on November 2, which perpetuated the idea of the living coming into contact with the dead around the same time of year.