Ice Scream Halloween Ornament
26024
4"
Merck Family’s Old World Christmas
White swirly ghost arising from an ice cream cone. Happy Halloween is written on the cone and decorated with a tiny black spider.
Halloween has its origins in the ancient festival of Samhain, the Celtic New Year, when spirits were allowed to return to early to visit. Christianity incorporated this into All Hallow's Eve, Octobeer 31, prior to All Saints Day. The Irish brought Halloween to America in the 1940's, with the tradition of dressing in costumes and playing pranks in the hopes of keeping the evil spirits away.