Tuck Halloween Postcard If You Look Back..

Halloween imagery, as depicted on this postcard, traces its origins to ancient Celtic festivals like Samhain, marking the end of summer and the harvest. These traditions, involving bonfires, costumes, and fortune-telling, later merged with Christian observances of All Saints' Day, evolving into All Hallows' Eve. The migration of Irish and Scottish immigrants to North America in the 19th century brought these customs, popularizing elements such as witches, spirits, and the carving of jack-o'-lanterns from gourds, originally turnips and later pumpkins, as symbols of the season.