An ancient Celtic Festival, the Catholic Church, the Irish Potato Famine, and community leaders turned Halloween into the ...

Discover how Halloween evolved from ancient Celtic rituals to today’s festive traditions, and learn the origins behind ...

As the leaves turn and the nights grow long, people across the United States and the world prepare for a night of costumed ...

Halloween is an annual holiday, celebrated each year on October 31, that has roots in age-old European traditions. It originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light ...

From the earliest African arrivals on Irish shores, Black people have played an important role in shaping Irish society. Although there aren’t very many Black people living in Ireland today, they ...

Halloween famously comes from the Celtic festival of Samhain, but does Samhain itself come from an Ancient Greek festival?

Between themed TV specials, novelty candy flavors and the pageantry of the mass-produced costume, Halloween has become so thoroughly Americanized that we often forget the holiday grew from much more ...

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.

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 ...

An Irish jewellery designer has revealed how Ireland’s current cultural renaissance has helped boost her small business which specialises in Celtic inspired jewellery. Sadhbh Lynch (23) started making ...

Do people get a day off on Halloween? Is it a federal holiday? Here's what to know, about Halloween's past and evolution.