Tuttle Chiropractic History of Halloween With four weeks to go until Halloween, Tuttle ChiroChiropracticpractic Clinic thought it would be fun to share with you the history behind this eeerilyerily fun hholiday.oliday. Halloween or Hallowe'en (a contraction of "All HallHallows'ows' Evening"), also known as All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly celebration celebrated iinn a number of countries on October 31. Halloween is thought to have been influenced by Celtic folk customs and beliefs, some of which have pagan roots, and others that derive from Celtic Christianity. Historian Nicholas Rogers, exploring the origins of Halloween, notes that while "some folklorists have detected its origins in the Roman feast of Pomona, the goddess of fruits and seeds, oorr in the festival of the dead called ParentParentalia,alia, it is more typically linked to the Celtic festival of SamhaSamhain",in", which comes from the Old Irish for "summer's end". Samhain was the first and most important of the foufourr quarter days in the medieval Gaelic calendar and was celebrated in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man. It was held on or about October 31 – – November 1 and kindred festivals were held at the same time of yeayearr by the Brythonic Celts; for example Calan Gaeaf (in Wales), Kalan Gwav (in Cornwall) and Kalan Goañv (in Brittany). Samhain and Calan Gaeaf are mementionedntioned in some of the earliest Irish aandnd upWelsh until literature. the 19th century,The names and have are stillbeen the uusedsed Gaelic by histohistorians and riansWelsh to names refer to for Celtic Halloween. Halloween customscustoms This fun holiday means many things to many differendifferentt people. Typical festive Halloween activities include trick-or-treating (also known as "guising"), attending costume parties, decorating, carving pumpkins into jackjack-o'-lanterns,-o'-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing, visitingvisiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horrohorrorr films. Tuttle Chiropractic wishes everyone a safe, fun anandd scary Halloween. October is National Chiropractic Health Month (NCHM), and this year’s theme is “Get Vertical!” According to the American Chiropractic Association’s (ACA) site, “Get Vertical focuses on the importance of joint health at all ststagesages of life and … encourages everyone to use the month of October to get off their couches and office chairs, stand up and move.” Dr. Justin Tuttle is a native of Peoria, IL and is a graduate of St. Vincent de Paul and PePeoriaoria Notre Dame High School. After completing an undergraduate degree in Business Leadership from Purdue University Dr. Justin Tuttle began his Chiropractic training at Palmer College ooff Chiropractic, Davenport, Iowa, where he graduated in 2005..