From outrageous costumes to trick or treat: the unexpected ancient roots of Halloween's most popular – and most esoteric – traditions. With its goblins, goosebumps and rituals – from bobbing ...

These stories about the pagan past told of Irish kings holding annual weeklong feasts, markets and games at Samhain. The day ended early in northwestern Europe, before 5 p.m., and winter nights ...

November’s new moon in spooky Scorpio arrives with uncannily divine timing, as Nov. 1 is a date associated with honoring the ...

In a speech on Thursday, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church warned against what he called attempts to “revive paganism,” ...

It's the time of year -- tradition says -- when the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead is lifted.

An intriguing motion is before Edinburgh councillors today, calling on officers to spend time writing up a report to explore whether Hallowe’en should become a public holiday.

JUNGThe author is a professor of archaeology at the University of Toronto.I went “trick or treating” with my 2-and-a-half-year-old daughter on Halloween evening. Children go from house to house to get ...