From ancient Roman roads to today’s suburban streets, this article explores how transportation has influenced Halloween’s evolution – from Samhain rituals to modern trick-or-treating.

This Halloween, as children dress as witches for trick-or-treating, a real witch in Wausau is celebrating the ancient Celtic festival that started it all.

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

Nowadays, Halloween is a night synonymous with ghouls, gore, and scares—but not very long ago at all, it was a holiday for heart-eyed lovers looking for their spouses ...

Halloween night fills the streets with trick-or-treaters as neighborhoods shine with spooky setups at every doorstep. What ...

Halloween wasn't always part of India's cultural calendar, yet suddenly it's everywhere — from malls and schools to bars and ...

Every year on 31 October, the world celebrates Halloween, a festival known for its spooky costumes, glowing pumpkins, and the ...

Each year on Oct. 31, a large majority of the country dresses up in fun and spooky costumes to watch their favorite scary movie. Billions of dollars nationally are spent on candy and decorations. But ...

Ghosts prowl the night as the world ignites jack-o’-lanterns and costumes for Halloween, or All Hallows’ Eve—a global revelry with roots tangled in pagan mists. Scholars clash over its birth: Some ...

In the midst of spooky season, one Ohio University class is summoning more than just Halloween spirit – it’s also proven so popular with students in recent years that it’s grown to become a favorite ...

Although not widespread, this sort of nature-based spiritual belief finds fertile ground in the Pacific Northwest. In the ...

A legend told on a coastal ferry to a travelling writer; a maybe-real faerylike pub landlady. How are women's whisky stories ...