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

The exact origins of Samhain ... as Halloween. "There is a long tradition of costuming of sorts that goes back to Hallow Mass when people prayed for the dead," explains Nicholas Rogers, a history ...

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

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.

For the economic historian, it is widely accepted that Halloween came to America along with the significant Irish wave of ...

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

This was a living history tour – the brainchild of Dalton and her partner ... And the one thing that does tie Samhain, ...

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

All Saints’ Day is also known as All Hallows’ Day, as the noun “hallow” means “saint.” Oct. 31 was known as All Saints’ Eve ...

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

It’s Halloween, so who better to party with than Bambie Thug? This time in their home land of Ireland as part of a stretch of ...

From pagan rituals to modern masquerade images, Halloween has transformed from a ritualistic holiday to protect against ...