Discover the ancient Celtic roots of Halloween, the influence of Christianity, and how traditions like trick-or-treating and ...
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.” According to ...
It does seem like cats got a bad rap,” says Meghan Henning, PhD, a professor of Christian origins at the University of Dayton ...
Kindergarten students in 1952 race out of school in Los Angeles, eager to celebrate Halloween. Los Angeles Examiner/USC Libraries/Corbis via Getty Images “It’s alive!” Dr. Frankenstein cried as his ...
Not often - well, only once every seven years - do we get to talk about Halloween's Celtic origins on a Celtic Sojourn on the day itself. So, this segment of A Celtic Sojourn explores Halloween's ...
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. How was Halloween invented? – Tillman, age 9, ...
Halloween is a fun celebration for many, but for queer people, it can be an especially meaningful opportunity to honour their ...