This myth was promoted by the Egyptologist Margaret Murray in the early 20th century and was then debunked by the historian C. L'Estrange Ewen almost as soon as it appeared. It was founded on a ...

The history of Halloween goes back at least 2,000 years, to the Celtic pagan festival of Samhain (pronounced “sow-un”).

An Irish witch trial that occurred 300 years ago is the focus of the book “Witchcraft and Magic in Ireland, 1586-1946." A University of Ulster lecturer, Dr. Andrew Sneddon, researched Ireland ...

Roy Spence is an award-winning amateur filmmaker. For the past 50 years, Spence has been making and screening a series of ...

Supermarket shelves are buckling under the weight of pumpkins. Witch hats, cat ears and devil horns have been fetched down ...

Instead of dreading the onset of winter and everything that comes with it, here are some fantastic ways to embrace this crisp ...

The final episode of Bodkin features the famous Celtic festival of Samhain. Netflix is giving viewers a behind-the-scenes ...

HALLOWEEN IS FAST approaching as we move further into October. Beginning life as a Celtic pagan festival in Ireland, it has ...

Here is some spooky background information about Halloween, celebrated annually in the United States on October 31. Facts The word Halloween is an abbreviated version of the phrases All Hallows’ Eve ...

ALBAWABA Halloween, celebrated on October 31, is a holiday known for its spooky and playful traditions. People of all ages ...

The word perimenopause does not appear once in Cecelia Ahern’s new book, Into the Storm, the story of a woman who seems to be ...