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

Its roots can be traced back centuries but modern mayhem helped shape the celebration. It may seem like a simple question but ...

This traditional festival dates back over 2,000 years, coinciding with the end of the harvest season and the start of the ...

This time of year, I often run across articles proclaiming Halloween a modern form of the pagan Irish holiday of ...

Large crowds that gathered in central Dublin for a Halloween parade were tricked, not treated, by an apparent online hoax.

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 ...

Halloween, celebrated annually on October 31, evolved from the ancient Celtic festival Samhain. It features carving pumpkins, ...

The Office of Public Works (OPW) has announced a series of exciting and spooky events taking place at various locations ...

Samhain, the ancient Celtic festival that pre-existed Halloween, is having a resurgence in Ireland and beyond. Anna Hart ...

A festival from another part of the world, that marked the end of harvest is understood to have been where Halloween came ...