Every October 31, the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain marks the midpoint between the autumn equinox and the winter ...

Celebrated on October 31, Samhain marks the harvest season and honors the thinning veil between worlds. Read your horoscope ...

The event has its origins rooted in traditions that celebrate and honour those who have died and the impending Winter months.

Kilkenny is surely Ireland’s festival capital, and it is great to see even more events still being added to the autumn ...

Expect fire performances, storytelling, live music from Celtic favourites Reely Jiggered, and the dramatic burning of the ...

Costumes and candy dominate Halloween in America, but beyond its borders, October brings rituals that celebrate life and loss ...

Halloween can trace its origins to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. All Saints Day incorporated some of the traditions of Samhain, and the evening before was known as All Hallows Eve, which ...

ATHBOY, Ireland (Reuters) - Irish pagans gathered at an ancient sacred site on Wednesday night to mark the festival of Samhain - a precursor of Halloween - with bonfires and a procession to honor the ...

Folklore and archaeological evidence suggests that the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, that we now call Halloween, originated in the Royal County at the Hill of Ward, near Athboy more than 3,000 ...