Feralia indicates the death of the dead and Pomona is the goddess of fruits and trees. Going for apples was an activity they did in honor of Pomona because apples were her symbol. Christians wanted to replace Samhain with All Saints' Day in 835. Children celebrated All Saints' Day by performing the Danse Macabre which is translated as Dance of Death. The Danse Macabre is used to summon the dead (University of Albany page 1). Christians created All Hallows Eve, the evening before All Saints' Day, to convert pagans (Harrison College). Halloween is often considered a holiday where people can scare themselves and others can scare themselves for fun. This aspect of Halloween became very important after the introduction of Michael Myers in 1978. This also started the Halloween tradition of releasing horror films in October (Hicks). Most people celebrate this holiday today just for the candy and fun, not many people know the history of Halloween and how it became what it is today. When people think they know the history of Halloween, they often confuse it with another day known as the Day of the Dead. What is this holiday and what is it like