The word “Halloween” derives from “All Hallows Eve,” which means the eve of All Saints’ Day, a holiday that has also been known as All Hallows. It honors martyrs and saints — those who ...

Following the end of Halloween and All Saints Day, All Souls Day is the next event in the spooky calendar. The day has been celebrated by people across the world for over 1,000 years and takes ...

That traditional belief has morphed over the centuries into the spooky and secular celebration of Halloween. But one day later, Christians in many countries around the world are celebrating All ...

All Souls' Day, and Diwali. While you scramble for a last-minute Halloween costume or search for candy for trick-or-treaters, did it ever occur to you to know why Halloween traditions exist?

Incorporated into the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, the welcoming of the “dark half of the year,” to Christianize the pagans. Sports-lover turned journalist, born and bred in Scotland ...

El Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the ... the calendar to Halloween, many people wrongly mistake this tradition as some sort of “Mexican Halloween,” which is not at all the case.

While Halloween is widely celebrated in the United States and other English-speaking countries, Poland traditionally observes All Saints' Day on November 1. Yet, a growing number of Poles are ...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — It’s the time of year — tradition says — when the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead is lifted. That traditional belief has morphed over the centuries ...