The origins of Halloween traditions go back to an ancient Celtic festival involving animal sacrifice and a cave of demons in Rathcroghan, Ireland. Mike McCarthy, a tour guide at Rathcroghan, joins us.

Halloween is a time when millions of Americans dress up, play pranks, eat candy and carve pumpkins, but that’s not exactly how the annual celebration got its start. The spooky folkloric holiday, which ...

The news that Celtic figures Fergus McCann and Lisbon Lion Jim Craig have been named in the New Year Honours list has ...

In the United States, Halloween has boomed into the second-largest commercial holiday, generating billions in sales annually. While many Costa Ricans have adopted this tradition, others reject it as ...

Rathcroghan was the center of an ancient society in present-day Ireland. Take a look inside the demon cave home to Halloween's ancient Celtic origins This weekend, kids across the country will don ...

There are eight special sacred days, holidays, and festivals in Ireland that date back to the old Celtic world.

The origins of the Celtic languages are cloaked in mystery. With desperately few written records, its story survives only in scattered fragments and faint traces. That’s why linguists at Aberystwyth ...

An exhibit of work by Maureen McGarry titled “Celtic Origins: Finding Perspective in the Land of my Ancestors” is on display starting Saturday through June 15 at the Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636 F ...

Celtic nations like Ireland and Scotland have more in common with the Portuguese and Spanish than with “Celts” — the name commonly used for a group of people from ancient Alpine Europe, scientists say ...

This paper explores the possible Celtic roots of Bosou Twa Kòn, also sometimes referred to as Bosou Konblanmen, the three-horned bull lwa (spirit) of Haitian Vodou who is often associated with other ...

Celtic FC are proud to unveil the brand new adidas Originals Irish Origins collection today, a range that celebrates both the club’s Irish roots and the modern day connection to the Emerald Isle.