Think of Samhain as the original Halloween, but one of the significant differences between them is that Samhain has a much deeper meaning than costumes and trick-or-treating.

Find out the origin and meaning behind jack-o’-lanterns, trick-or-treating, costumes and other Halloween traditions.

A little over a hundred years later, the Daily Campus is exploring the history of “All Hallows Day,” now known as Halloween. In this special issue of This Week in History (now branded as This Day in ...

Think of Halloween and what springs to mind? If Tootsie rolls and dum-dums, snickers, or Reese’s are how you celebrate Samhain, you might want to brush up on your history. The most important of ...

What is the history of Halloween? The modern holiday of Halloween traces its origins back to Samhain, an ancient Pagan festival that marked the end of summer and the harvest season and the ...

Although a vast number of Halloween/Samhain traditions come from Ireland, many of them also come from Britain – Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, and parts of England. Similar traditions have also ...

Scholar: Halloween Celebrations Have Roots in Ancient Celtic Celebrations of Samhain A folklorist explains how Halloween continues an ancient Celtic tradition of celebrating the dead.

Before we carved pumpkins for Halloween, Celtic celebrants of Samhain carved turnips and other root vegetables to ward off evil spirits.

What is the origin of Halloween food? The holiday stems from Samhain traditions and didn't always involve candy or pumpkin carving.