When the holiday of Halloween is mentioned, thoughts of candy, costumes and scary movies may come to mind. But that hasn't always been the case for the spooky holiday. There is a particular reason why ...

October 31 brings a very exciting, exhilarating holiday for many folks—Halloween, duh. Have you got your costume yet? This season has a wonderful lineup of holidays worldwide, including Dia de los ...

The Halloween traditions that we celebrate today, in America, originate from the Celtic pagan festival called “Samhain.“ The phrase is from ancient Gaelic. It means “end of summer.” According to ...

Oct. 31 -- Don't worry about being hexed by a witch this Halloween. You're more likely to be zapped by a fairy stroke or ripped apart by a buggane. Well, at least that's what the ancient Celts who ...

Autumn leaves, the last sun-baked days of moderate temperatures, and neighborhood yard decorations summon this look back to the origins of Halloween. We can credit Julius Caesar and his staff writers, ...

Halloween can trace its origins to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. All Saints Day incorporated some of the traditions of Samhain, and the evening before was known as All Hallows Eve, which ...

Halloween today is about candy, costumes, and spooky fun, with children dressed as superheroes and princesses going door-to-door collecting treats. At the same time, adults attend parties and decorate ...

Candy, costumes, haunted houses, ghosts and monsters are a few things associated with Halloween, but when did all that begin? According to History, Halloween originated with the ancient Celtic ...

Halloween, one of the most beloved and widely celebrated holidays, didn’t start in the United States — even though it’s become a massive part of American culture. Costumes, trick-or-treating, spooky ...

“There is much that is mystifying, interesting and beautiful in the beliefs on which the festival of All Hallows was originally based.” That was the opening line of the Washington D.C. Sunday Star ...

In the Wiccan world, October is an auspicious time, rooted in antiquity. It’s the month that Wiccans celebrate Samhain (pronounced sow-en), an ancient tribal Celtic holiday, traditions from which gave ...