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County Meath, Ireland, Where Halloween Began THE REAL HALLOWEEN TOWN
Fans of Halloween don’t need to look far to find somewhere to celebrate their favorite holiday. There are festive parties all over the world, fromNewOrleans to London, but if you really want to embrace the spirit of Halloween, there’s no better destination than the birthplace of the holiday: CountyMeath, Ireland. Every year in Boyne Valley, the residents of CountyMeath throw a month-long Halloween celebration. While this festival itself has only been celebrated since 2009, many of the traditions observed here date back to ancient times. Over 3,000 years ago, this Celtic festival of Samhain was born inMeath and marked the end of the harvest. Samhain was celebrated with bonfires, offerings to fairies, and other rituals meant to keep evil spirits away. Many of these customs carried through the centuries and inspiredHalloween traditions still practiced today. Today, Meath celebrates Oct. 31 withmodern spooky thrills and traditional Samhain practices. The Spirits of MeathHalloween Festival
starts with the lighting of the first torch fire of Samhain in Athboy, which kicks off a month of fun activities, including a scream park, Farmaphobia, or if you’re not a fan of screaming, there’s Halloween-themed Spookling Afternoon Tea with fresh-baked treats and spirited conversation. The motto of this all-ages festival is “Fun by Day; Frights by Night,” meaning all the scary ghouls wait until after sunset to come out. There are plenty of ways to celebrate Halloween, from carving jack-o’- lanterns and eating chocolate to running for your life through a haunted cornmaze. And in CountyMeath, you can celebrate Halloween in every possible way. For more info, visit www.Discoverboynevalley.ie/whats-on/ spirits-meath-halloween-festival-2018. For something much closer to home, there are several events happening around the D.C. area. For instance, you can take the family Trick-or- Treating at Mount Vernon on Oct. 27 ( mountvernon.org/plan-your- visit/calendar/events/trick-or-treating-at-mount-vernon ). Or Boo at the Zoo on Oct. 19-21 at the Smithsonian National Zoo. There’s also Night of the Living Zoo for the 21-and-over crowd on Oct. 26 featuring food trucks and craft brews ( nationalzoo.si.edu/events/ night-living-zoo ).
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