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This article is initially published on The Conversation.It was written by Pascal Lardellier, professor at the University of Burgundy France-Comté, researcher at Propedia (IGS group, Paris), Bourgogne Franche-Comté University (UBFC).

Festive and pagan regain for some, Trojan horse of "American cultural imperialism" for others, this paganist celebration does not leave indifferent.The Catholic Church, moved by the "harmful influence" of the Bacchanal, even created "Holyween" (evening of prayers in reaction), in order to give a broom to witch stories.

The first interest of Halloween is the plurality of analyzes to which this "pagan neo-rise" gives rise.

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Halloween marks the return of "old moons" and forgotten parties, or which were simply dormant ... waiting for us to exhume them in a way.Its origins are both Celtic and Mexican.Originally, the same desire to celebrate the dead, and also to manifest its conjuring fear, before entering the winter and the cycle of short nights, anxiety -provoking period if it is.

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