Thousands of years ago, on the sacred rock from which my ancestors fled, this season of the year was celebrated as Samhain, an ancient Celtic festival ...

The Halloween traditions that we celebrate today, in America, originate from the Celtic pagan festival called “Samhain.“ The phrase is from ancient Gaelic. It means “end of summer.” According to ...

Halloween traces its origins back to the Iron Age and a feast of fire known as Samhain. Also included are the historical ...

Not often - well, only once every seven years - do we get to talk about Halloween's Celtic origins on a Celtic Sojourn on the day itself. So, this segment of A Celtic Sojourn explores Halloween's ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. How was Halloween invented? – Tillman, age 9, ...

According to folklorist, writer and musician Richard Bradley, the tradition used to see children and adults dress up every 1 November and asking people for "cakes and coppers". However, Mr Bradley, ...

This Halloween, as children dress as witches for trick-or-treating, a real witch in Wausau is celebrating the ancient Celtic festival that started it all.

While many Valley residents will be using Halloween as an excuse to dress up in costume and eat candy, members of the Pagan community will gather today to celebrate Samhain (sa-win), the Celtic ...

From blood-squirting lizard eyes to zombie cockroaches, the natural world is ready for a truly terrifying Halloween.

There is often a misunderstanding about what Pagan, Wiccan, and nature- based ceremonies are all about. Occasionally I have requests to include Pagan rituals in weddings and I’m happy to do so. Now, I ...