HALLOWEEN is now all about the fancy dress, pumpkin carving and spooky events. But the original Halloween was much more terrifying – and thought to have originated in Ireland. The Hill of ...

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Discover the history, cultural meanings, and global traditions of Halloween 2024, from ancient origins to modern-day ...

The Irish often get credit – or blame – for the bonfires ... The first professional 19th-century folklorists were the ones who created a through line from Samhain to Halloween. Oxford University’s ...

A whole variety of the carved pumpkins can be seen in this photo from a Halloween party that took place in Naperville in the ...

If you’re in any doubt about Halloween’s Irish origins, we’ve enlisted the ... This is reputed to be one of the earliest sites of Halloween with old manuscripts and archaeological ...

Author Christina McKenna shares a cautionary tale about Halloween and the thin veil between this world and the ...

Samhain, the ancient Celtic festival that pre-existed Halloween, is having a resurgence in Ireland and beyond. Anna Hart speaks to historians, spiritual leaders and revellers to learn about an ancient ...

Gardaí have appealed for help in tracing the whereabouts of a missing Kildare teenager who was last seen on Halloween.

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