Halloween with its customs and tales of ghosts, witches and their dreadful doings has its origins in Celtic times. Other still popular accounts date back 5,000 years according to folklorists, bringing them into the realm of that widespread tribe. One such is that of 'Jack and the Beanstalk.' The classic English fairy tale originally appeared as 'The Story of Jack Spriggins and the Enchanted Bean' in 1734 and as Benjamin Tabart's moralized 'The History of Jack and the Bean-Stalk' in 1807.
