Halloween comes every year with treats, spookiness and costumes. But why do we celebrate it on Oct. 31? And what does Samhain have to do with it?

Spooky signs or omens may be popping up out of the woodwork as spirits make themselves known, which is why you might be looking into the spiritual meaning of Halloween and Samhain 2023. Use this time ...

Wondering how and when Halloween started and why we trick or treat for candy? Here's what to know about Halloween's past and evolution.

As the leaves turn and the nights grow long, people across the United States and the world prepare for a night of costumed revelry, trick-or-treating, and spooky fun: Halloween. But the holiday we ...

Its most popular and unusual traditions have roots in the ancient Celtic fire festival of Samhain, which marked the end of the harvest season and beginning of winter. In more recent times, Halloween ...

Dressing up in costumes and trick-or-treating are popular Halloween activities, but few probably associate these lighthearted fall traditions with their origins in Samhain, a three-day ancient Celtic ...

An ancient Celtic Festival, the Catholic Church, the Irish Potato Famine, and community leaders turned Halloween into the holiday we know today. Here's the history.

Halloween in Ireland has changed dramatically from the Celtic festival of Samhain (that's pronounced Sau-ihn!) where it has its origins. Halloween in Ireland is an adaptation of a much, much older ...

Contrary to popular belief, Halloween’s origins aren’t devilish. In fact, historians trace its roots back to an ancient Celtic festival called Samhain. Here are six facts about the holiday. During ...

More Americans are Wiccan, and will celebrate Samhain not Halloween Saturday. Oct. 30, 2009— -- Patti Wigington is a soccer mom. She is the vice president of her local PTA. And she's a witch.

Halloween's origins trace back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, which marked the end of summer for the Celts. The Celts believed the boundary between the living and the dead blurred on the ...