It turns out that a 'Parks and Recreation' episode is behind Galentine's Day, an increasingly popular alternative to ...

That’s right, folks, it’s Groundhog Day today! And what better way to celebrate Punxsutawney Phil’s moment than to quote one of my absolute favorite movies of all time? For today’s issue of This ...

Samhain was a major Gaelic festival marking the end of harvest and the start of winter. Rooted in Neolithic Ireland, it was linked to ancestors, seasonal cycles, and sacred landscapes. Modern ...

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Back when I taught Irish language classes, I would challenge my students to find a character from Irish history or mythology and invite them to speak cúpla focal - a few words in Irish about their ...

Thousands of years ago, on the sacred rock from which my ancestors fled, this season of the year was celebrated as Samhain, an ancient Celtic festival marking the end of the summer harvest and the ...

This Sol del Valle column has been translated for English readers. Every late October, when the cold begins to bite and the leaves fall like tiny symbols of passing time, the American continent ...

The greatest symbol of Halloween is, beyond a doubt, the jack-o’-lantern: a pumpkin with its innards scooped out, a grotesque, smiling face carved into it, and a candle inside. Its flickering light ...

The origins of Halloween can be traced back thousands of years in ancient Europe, where the Celtic people celebrated Samhain. According to History.com, this was a day the Celts believed the barrier ...

Every October, the same question pops up in homes and churches: “Is Halloween harmless fun or something Christians should avoid?” It’s a fair question. The holiday features spooky imagery, ghosts, ...

You may know of the connection between Halloween and Samhain (pronounced "SOW-en"), the 2,000-year-old Irish festival marking the end of the Fall harvest and the start of Winter—when, it was thought, ...

One of the first uses of the word “Hallowe’en” occurred in John Maynes’ haunting 1780 poem of the same name. Now, every October 31st, people around the world recognize Halloween as a holiday. The ...