Supermarket shelves are buckling under the weight of pumpkins. Witch hats, cat ears and devil horns have been fetched down ...

Like Linus, Banter feels equally obliged every Halloween-time to share a couple of legends of the day’s origin with readers so that they may choose “witch” (homonym pun intended) best suits their ...

1 to co-opt the other, Samhain, an old Celtic pagan holiday, said Lisa Morton, author of “Trick or Treat: A History of ...

This year, Halloween will be celebrated on Thursday, October 31. This annual festival is held on the eve of the Western ...

Halloween is also known by numerous other names, such as Allhalloween, All Hallows’ Eve, All Saints Eve, and Samhain (which is pronounced sow-in). Halloween’s origins lie far back in the ancient past.