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Halloween’s Ghouls, Ghosts, and Tricky Treats Hark Back to Celtic Festival of Samhain

Rutgers University
Halloween, which celebrates ghouls and ghosts while illuminating the nation's love-hate relationship with candy corn, is rooted in a pre-Christian, Celtic...
2 months ago

The ancient Irish get far too much credit for Halloween

The Conversation
Folklorists created a through line from the Celtic pagan festival of Samhain to Halloween. But the Halloween we know today has more to do...
2 months ago

The History of Halloween: Holiday Origins, Meaning and Traditions

TODAY.com
Many people believe that Halloween originates from an old Druid festival called Samhain. But according to at least one expert, that might not necessarily be...
3 months ago

The Spooky History Of Samhain, The Ancient Pagan Festival Of The Dead That Inspired Halloween

All That's Interesting
Celebrated between October 31 and November 1, Samhain is a pagan harvest festival during which the spirits of the dead are said to walk...
2 months ago

Samhain returns to celebrate the myth and magic of Ireland’s ancient Halloween traditions

Waterford City & County Council
Waterford City and County Council and Fáilte Ireland are dead excited to announce the return of Samhain, a celebration of the folklore,...
4 months ago

8 ways to celebrate Samhain AKA Halloween like a witch

Dazed
Grace McGrade, astrologer and witch, shares everything you need to know about the ancient pagan origins of Halloween and her alternative rituals to celebrate...
26 months ago

All Saints' Day: Origins, Traditions, and Connections to Celtic Samhain

Il Messaggero
All Saints' Day is a Christian holiday that celebrates the honor of all saints, including those not canonized. It is celebrated on November...
2 months ago

Budapest celebrates Samhain, the Celtic festival that gave rise to Halloween

Euronews
Before the Roman conquest, the area around present-day Budapest was inhabited by a Celtic tribe, the Eravisci, who celebrated Samhain,...
14 months ago

10 Places Where You Can Celebrate Traditional Samhain In The U.S.

TheTravel
From the many Halloween destinations on the East Coast that combine spooks with Samhain to the Halloween hotspots on the West Coast, where the spirit of this...
15 months ago

What's Samhain? Halloween precursor celebrated by NJ's growing ranks of witches and Wiccans

Bergen Record
Samhain, celebrated on Oct. 31 and pronounced "SAA-win," marks the end of the fall harvest and the impending arrival of cold winter months.
26 months ago