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 ...

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 ...

Not often - well, only once every seven years - do we get to talk about Halloween's Celtic origins on a Celtic Sojourn on the day itself. So, this segment of A Celtic Sojourn explores Halloween's ...

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 ...

The Celtic festival of Samhain celebrates a time of year when the division between Earth and the otherworld collapses, allowing spirits to pass through. Matt Cardy/Getty Images The Irish often get ...

In the United States, Halloween has boomed into the second-largest commercial holiday, generating billions in sales annually. While many Costa Ricans have adopted this tradition, others reject it as ...

On Halloween, people celebrate the spooky, the scary, and the haunted. Ghosts, zombies, skeletons, and witches show up in yards, windows, and stores. Festivities revolve around the realm of the dead, ...

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 ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) We all know how commercial Halloween has become, with expensive dress-ups, trick-or-treat“candy” and fake cobwebs (please don't – they kill birds!). But if you've ever ...

While many Valley residents will be using Halloween as an excuse to dress up in costume and eat candy, members of the Pagan community will gather today to celebrate Samhain (sa-win), the Celtic ...