Well, I hope you survived Halloween and the leftover candy blood-sugar spikes. Now bring on the Christmas decorations.

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.

It’s impossible to declare a real approach to the religion, though members of each denomination are under the impression that ...

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

Scholars believe that the spectral aspects of Halloween emerged primarily from Samhain, an ancient Celtic festival that ...

Costumes, candy, commercialization … three words that can succinctly describe the modern image of Halloween. Besides slasher films and an eerie chill in the air, Halloween is viewed as just another ...

Folklorists created a through line from the Celtic pagan festival of Samhain to Halloween. But the Halloween we know today has more to do with the English, a 9th century pope and American consumerism.

Pumpkins, sweets and lanterns are familiar features of a well-loved tradition known around the world: Halloween. But did you ...

It is fitting that Samhain, now transformed into Halloween, should still be celebrated with pumpkins and ghosts in modern ...