For the Celts, who lived in ancient Britain and Ireland, it also marked the start of the new year. Samhain starts on the evening of October 31 and lasts through the night on November 1.

Halloween’s Celtic roots are a lot spookier than witches and candy bars A parade goes through Glastonbury, England, to celebrate Samhain. This ancient Celtic festival of the dead was adopted by ...

Long before candy and costumes, Halloween began as an ancient Celtic festival called Samhain. Discover how it evolved into the spooky celebration we know today.

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 ...

Why do we like to tell ghost stories around Halloween? One possible origin is found thousands of years ago with the Celts of ancient Ireland. The Celts worshipped the earth and during their ...

A folklorist explains how Halloween continues an ancient Celtic tradition of celebrating the dead. The Conversation Published Oct. 24, 2022. Group of ...

From the column: "As the light of summer fades and the season of darkness begins, the ancient holiday of Halloween arrives to celebrate the dead mingling with the world of the living." ...

As Halloween approaches, people get ready to celebrate the spooky, the scary and the haunted. Ghosts, zombies, skeletons and witches show up in yards, windows and stores.

T he roots of Halloween traditions are debated widely. Some say the festival has its origins in pre-Christian traditions that mark the changing of the seasons. The ancient Celtic festival of ...