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~Europeans had no interest in or concern for African cultural divisions.
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Straddling the line between fall and winter, plenty and paucity, life and death, Halloween is a time of celebration and superstition. It is thought to have originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off roaming ghosts.
This sounds funny, but the biggest used nickname is America. It is short for "United States Of America"