It all started at Halloween after World War II in Philadelphia when a family decided to try something new with the Trick-or-Treat custom. Clyde Allison and his wife Mary Emma Allison asked children to ...

Heew Haw Farms pumpkin patch entrance. The patch has many pumpkins that guests can pick to take home. (Pedro Louza) Halloween is a holiday enjoyed by many across the country and around the world, from ...

Halloween is only days away, and parents and children are flooding stores in search of the best costumes and the scariest monster, vampire and ghoul decorations. But the author of new children's book ...

The days are getting shorter, the nights longer, and the air a little chillier—with a cozy hint of spice wafting from every house and café. That can only mean one thing: autumn is in full swing, and ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. ASHA Offers Tips for Parents and Caregivers ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Trick-or-treating is a ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - This Halloween, as children dress as witches for trick-or-treating, a real witch in Wausau is celebrating the ancient Celtic festival that started it all. Several historical ...

Some Halloween traditions come and go, but trick-or-treating and spooky costumes are timeless. Bobbing for apples was popular in the 1940s, and glitter paint costumes were big in the 1970s. Vintage ...

What we call timeless Halloween rituals are, in truth, inventions of culture, commerce, and reinvention. Halloween is one of America’s favorite holidays—a night of costumes, candy, and glowing ...

(The Hill) — Religion, politics and student participation are all among the reasons some schools have abandoned Halloween celebrations that put candy-filled children in bulky costumes in classrooms.