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 ...

Halloween is Thursday, Oct. 31. The forecast isn't looking good in Delaware, but it gets slightly better the further south ...

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

Discover 20 Halloween secrets, from ancient rituals to modern customs, and uncover how this spooky holiday evolved over time!

When people think of “Halloween,” some of the imagery that comes to mind is people in costumes, jack-o-lanterns and candy.

Come October, people across the United States and various other countries participate in a tradition that has been around for ...

IT is edging closer to the scariest time of year – and we can’t wait. Halloween originated in Ireland, and in Irish folklore ...

Halloween is rooted in celebrations that are more than 2,000 years old. Here's how the holiday evolved into costumes, candy ...

Today the pagan roots of Samhain with fortune-telling and witchcraft, have clearly superseded Christian efforts to honor ...

Special crosses were also created during the festival and placed over peoples’ doors to protect homes. Oíche Shamhna is sort of like Samhain Eve ― the night we now know as Halloween (31 October) was a ...