Was the 666th Halloween Celebrated in October 2015?

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Was the 666th Halloween Celebrated in October 2015?
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In 2015, a rumor started circulating via Twitter that the upcoming Halloween would be the 666th holiday of its kind. But that wasn't factual.

Oct. 31,If we assume that Halloween celebrations are held annually, this rumor suggests that the first Halloween took place in 1350. But Halloween does not have any definitive beginning , and there is no basis for the notion that the first Halloween was held in 1350:

It is widely accepted that the early church missionaries chose to hold a festival at this time of year in order to absorb existing native Pagan practices into Christianity, thereby smoothing the conversion process. Encyclopaedia Britannica states that this date may have been chosen “in an effort to supplant the Pagan holiday with a Christian observance”.

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