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When the Christians were initially spreading their religion throughout Europe, the people of that region already had religions of their own – generally referred to as Pagan religions. One of the strategies used to convince people to convert to Christianity was to discount the existing religious practices by calling them evil, silly or crazy. Many of the Pagan religions believed in ghosts and that the spirits of their ancestors occasionally come back to our world. Near Halloween is the Pagan new year, when it is believed the division between our world and the spirit world is lifted and spirits can come back to visit us. It is interesting to note that the pre-European people in Mexico believed the same thing – even though there is no proof of contact between them and pre-Christian Europeans.

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Name : Lucy22454, Gender : F, Race : Hispanic/Latino (may be any race), Age : 26, City : San Jose, State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : Engineer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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