Samhain and Beltane are part of the Wheel of ... Mass when people prayed for the dead," explains Nicholas Rogers, a history professor at York University in Canada. "But they also prayed for ...

October 31 means it's Halloween! Wondering how the holiday got started and why we trick or treat for candy? Here's what to know about its past.

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

Halloween is an annual holiday, celebrated each year on October 31, that has roots in age-old European traditions. It ...

I left with multiple yarns of history and folklore spinning in my head, and attempted to weave them all together. Some ...

Halloween has been a global festival celebrated for centuries but many don’t realize that its roots lie in a pagan festival ...

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

One Delaware law you won't have to worry about this year is in Rehoboth where it's illegal to trick-or-treat on a Sunday.

A Mexican living in Dublin is hoping to teach Irish people about the Day of the Dead through a series of art and food ...

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

According to the History channel, Halloween started around 2,000 years ago with a Celtic festival named ‘Samhain’ in an area ...

Halloween probably has its roots in the pre-Christian Celtic festival of Samhain, celebrating the end of harvests and the beginning of those ...