The Celtic festival of Samhain celebrates a time of year when the division between Earth and the otherworld collapses, allowing spirits to pass through. Matt Cardy/Getty Images The Irish often get ...

Every October 31, the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain marks the midpoint between the autumn equinox and the winter solstice. It celebrates the end of the harvest and the start of the darker half of ...

Halloween, before horror movies and trick-or-treating became the norm, came from a Celtic celebration known as Samhain (pronounced sow-in), also known as the "feast of the dead." The holiday served as ...

1. Samhain is a harvest festival. Samhain marks the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter, also known as the “darker half” of the year. That means when the pumpkins are being picked, ...

Halloween can trace its origins to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. All Saints Day incorporated some of the traditions of Samhain, and the evening before was known as All Hallows Eve, which ...

A kaleidoscope of multicolored oak leaves crunch under tiny kid feet, shattering like shards of glass. Fall is a magical time, and with the autumn colors and slight chill in the air comes a ...

Halloween will arrive next Sunday, Oct. 31. What do we know about this unusual day? Where did it start and how did it come to us here in the USA? Many people link Halloween with the Celtic festival of ...

Think of Halloween and what springs to mind? If Tootsie Rolls and Dum Dums, Snickers, or Reese’s are how you celebrate Samhain, you might want to brush up on your history. The most important of the ...

Cool winds may have been ushering in a belated autumn outside, but inside the Powder Mill Barn on Saturday, Oct. 22, spirits were warm and welcoming. The barn was the site of the first annual ...

On Halloween night, Charlene Dzielak will light candles and incense in front of an altar and invite her departed loved ones to join her in a "dumb supper," a feast eaten in silence out of reverence ...