Halloween's origins trace back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, which marked the end of summer for the Celts. The Celts believed the boundary between the living and the dead blurred on the ...

Our relatively mild, damp winters attract a wide range of migratory species and tie back into the island’s folklore ...

Wondering how and when Halloween started and why we trick or treat for candy? Here's what to know about Halloween's past and evolution.

Its most popular and unusual traditions have roots in the ancient Celtic fire festival of Samhain, which marked the end of the harvest season and beginning of winter. In more recent times, Halloween ...

Ireland has truly become the ultimate destination to celebrate Halloween in 2025. Rooted in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, Halloween originated in Ireland more than 2,000 years ago and, this ...

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 honour the ...

Samhain, the Celtic New Year, is our favorite holiday. Back when Maura taught Irish language classes, she would challenge my ...

The line between the worlds of the living and dead will be their thinnest tonight. At least, that's what the old lore of Halloween says. While now the day is mostly associated with trick-or-treating, ...

Kilkenny’s Paddy Doyle hosted the beautiful Cuairdíocht - an ancestral storytelling ceremony, Molly Garvey brought the Song Exchange and Kilkenny Seanchaí and master storyteller Jim Maher returned to ...