Those who first celebrated what we now call “Halloween” probably wouldn’t recognize the holiday today. Still, you can see signs of the day’s somber origins all around at Halloween ...

But where does the Halloween staple come from? Turns out there's a long history behind the tradition tied to the originally pagan holiday. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your ...

Benjamin Hansen, a lecturer in the history department and expert in early Christianity, uncovered the medieval roots of the holiday. BENJAMIN HANSEN: So Halloween comes out of a Christian tradition ...

Halloween, celebrated on October 31, is a festival of costumes, candies, spooky tales, and ghostly decorations, enjoyed ...

It originated from the Celtic festival of Samhain, when people believed the boundary between the living and the dead was at its thinnest Halloween has evolved into a fun and community-centered ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Halloween is known for clever costumes and candy. But those customs are a callback to centuries of past traditions. 2,000 years ago, Celtic pagans held a ...

The name Halloween comes from All Hallows’ Eve, which is the day before All Hallows’ Day, or All Saints’ Day, a Christian holiday. The origins of Halloween can be traced back to the pagan ...

Halloween 2024 made history with a massive spike in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, with one particular assault ...