The most commonly repeated Halloween origin story says that the holiday began with the Samhain (pronounced sah-win or sow-in) ...

Let's take a look at the origins of some of our favorite Halloween traditions. The word 'Halloween' was first popularized in a poem. Scottish poet Robert Burns helped to popularize the word ...

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 is just around the corner! Falling on October 31 every year, the festival is celebrated with spooky and fun activities such as trick-or-treating, costume parties, and visits to a haunted ...

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 ...

From the westernised Halloween to the Mexican ‘dia de los muertos’, both festivals celebrate the spirits of the dead coming back. But where do these festivals come from? A tradition of ...

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 ...

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 ...