According to Wilkipedia, Halloween has roots in the ancient festival known as Samhain which is derived from Old Irish and means roughly "summer's end". It was a a Gaelic festival that was held in Ireland and Scotland although similar festivals were held by other Celts.
Today, Halloween has become, like so many ancient observed holidays and special occasions largely commercialized as an opportunity to sell candy and costumes. It is, still, a very popular day in popular culture, with lot's of folks who love to take part in the day, dressing up in costumes, having Halloween parties and the like, and of course the children going door to door asking "trick or treat"
I'd like to be able to tell you it has some kind of mysterious undertone, something we love to think about, but it really doesn't, despite what the media may want you to believe. Witches don't really like Halloween, because it tends to minimize or make a mockery of their Wiccan religion. However, it isn't without some ancient mystery, as the ancient Celts believed that the border between this world and the Otherworld became thin at Halloween, which allows spirits, both friendly and not so friendly to pass through to the other side.
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