The scariest time of the year is officially here, as all the ghosts, witches, zombies, and spooky creatures appear to ...

Samhain, the ancestor of Halloween. Samhain, a Celtic celebration with spooky overtones, is where Halloween gets its start. Samhain, which means “end of summer” in contemporary Gaelic, is still the ...

The most commonly repeated Halloween origin story says that the holiday began with the Samhain (pronounced sah-win or sow-in) celebrations of the Celts in Ireland, England, and Northern France. The ...

The roots of our spookiest holiday's traditions—from pumpkins to trick-or-treating—run deep, their origins reaching back thousands of years to pre-Christian pagan festivals and superstitions.

But do you know why we celebrate Halloween? And where Halloween traditions come from? The origin of Halloween can be traced back to the ancient pagan festival of Samhain, 2,000 years ago.

Credit: Wikimedia Commons, public domain What about dressing up in costumes? Does this famous part of Halloween have a potential origin in Ancient Greek customs through the Celtic Samhain? The ...

The Hill of the Ward, also named Tlachtga, was named after a druidess said to have been buried there and thought to be the origin of Halloween. Once a scared place, a fire festival was said to be ...