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Samhain traditions include lighting bonfires, feasting on harvest foods, honoring ancestors by setting a place for them or building an altar, and using costumes and lanterns for protection against spirits. Many modern traditions like trick-or-treating, carving pumpkins (or turnips historically), and bobbing for apples have their roots in these ancient Celtic customs, which also involved divination and reflecting on the past year. Honoring the dead and spirits Ancestor altars: Create an altar wit