An almost forgotten autumn tradition, known as Caking Night, is to be revived in Sheffield for the first time in years.

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 ...

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, ...

Supermarket shelves are buckling under the weight of pumpkins. Witches’ hats, cat ears and devil horns have been fetched down ...

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 ...

It does seem like cats got a bad rap,” says Meghan Henning, PhD, a professor of Christian origins at the University of Dayton in Ohio. In fact, the story of how the black cat became one of Halloween’s ...

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 ...