Samhain or Samhuinn, pronounced sow-wen, is the pagan precursor to Halloween, a festival honoring the end of the harvest, the onset of winter and the beginning of the “dark half” of the Celtic ...

Long before candy and costumes, Halloween began as an ancient Celtic festival called Samhain. Discover how it evolved into the spooky celebration we know today.

From outrageous costumes to trick or treat: the unexpected ancient roots of Halloween's most popular – and most esoteric – traditions.

What exactly is the Samhain festival? Samhain is a Gaelic word pronounced 'SAH-win', it's an ancient Celtic spiritual tradition that is celebrated between October 31 and November 1.

The ancient festival of Samhain paved the way for what we know today as Halloween. Here are some Celtic blessings to mark the Samhain season.

Halloween, one of the most popular celebrations of the year, traces its origins to an ancient Celtic festival called Samhain.

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.

You'll also learn about Samhain, the Celtic festival thought to be the origin of modern-day Halloween, as well as the reason why black and orange are the colors that have come to symbolize the ...

Halloween’s Celtic roots are a lot spookier than witches and candy bars A parade goes through Glastonbury, England, to celebrate Samhain.

Samhain, an ancient Celtic harvest festival, has taken on new meaning for many in an era of COVID.

Samhain was the pivotal point of the Celtic Pagan new year, a time of rebirth – and death. "Pagans had three harvests: Lammas, harvest of the corn, on 1 August; the one of fruit and vegetables ...