Between themed TV specials, novelty candy flavors and the pageantry of the mass-produced costume, Halloween has become ... takes its inspiration from the Celtic holiday Samhain—“summer ...

Greek mythology contains at least two distinct stories about the origin of the Celts, connecting them to famous mythological ...

But where does the Halloween staple come from? Turns out there's a long history behind the tradition ... goods associated with the holiday's Celtic heritage.

The version of Halloween that we celebrate today was built largely in America on the customs and traditions of the ancient Celts. America then did what it did best – exported its own bastardised ...

In Celtic Ireland, Halloween traditions began in the year 5 B.C.E. On State Street in Madison, the University of Wisconsin students' tradition began in the late 1970s. By request of UW Chancellor John ...

Trick-or-treating has a long and winding history, beginning as a tradition during a Celtic holiday in medieval Europe. The modern version of the Halloween tradition began to take shape after it ...

Halloween is said to have originated more than 2,000 years ago from the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, a harvest festival that the Celtic people in Europe celebrated as their new year ...