In the early Christian tradition, believers would gather for vigils on the eve of All Saints Day. Over the centuries, however, Halloween has become a largely secular celebration.

Halloween's name can be traced back to its Christian origins. It is a contraction of "All Hallows' Eve," which is short for "All Hallows' Evening." But, what does "All Hallows" even mean?

While many Americans spend October excitedly planning for Halloween’s costumes and candies, many conservative Evangelical Christians look ahead to the holiday with dread. Pastors may warn about ...

For many churches this week, there won't be any Styrofoam grave stones, skeletons or spooky signs of death and decay. Instead of morbid celebrations of Halloween, there will be innocuously termed ...

The contemporary Christian often finds Halloween an uncomfortable topic. It’s a bit like walking past a graveyard and detecting among the tombstones a thoroughly raucous party in progress—a ...

However, the ancestors that were to be honored shifted from familial lineages to the growing list of Christian saints, thus the name All Saints Day. You may be wondering: “Why is Halloween celebrated ...

The word “Halloween” derives from the middle-English Alholowmesse, meaning All Saints’ Day, which was also referred to as All-hallows or All-hallow mas. Oct. 31 started being called All-hallows Eve ...