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

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

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

These rituals rooted in the pagan origins of Halloween invite us to reflect on the past, connect with spirits, celebrate loved ones, and plan how we will enrich our lives moving forward.

Halloween falls on Oct. 31 every year, which is a Friday in 2025. The Celtic fall celebration Samhain laid the foundation for some of the Halloween traditions we recognize today. Ghost stories and ...

Between the dark moon phase and a tricky planetary opposition, it's safe to say that the cosmos understood the assignment Getty As the days grow shorter and the veil between worlds becomes thinner, ...

The ancient precursor to Halloween, Samhain commemorates the end of the harvest and the onset of the "dark half" of the year. Donna Grace/NYPOST As autumn proves and Robert Frost reminds us, “Nothing ...