Halloween, before horror movies and trick-or-treating became the norm, came from a Celtic celebration known as Samhain (pronounced sow-in), also known as the "feast of the dead." The holiday served as ...

Dressing up in costumes and trick-or-treating are popular Halloween activities, but few probably associate these lighthearted fall traditions with their origins in Samhain, a three-day ancient Celtic ...

Bonfires and apple bobbing have become autumnal traditions, and Scranton will celebrate its heritage and the season this Friday with a new festival. The inaugural Celtic Samhain Harvest Festival runs ...

A kaleidoscope of multicolored oak leaves crunch under tiny kid feet, shattering like shards of glass. Fall is a magical time, and with the autumn colors and slight chill in the air comes a ...

Every October 31, the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain marks the midpoint between the autumn equinox and the winter solstice. It celebrates the end of the harvest and the start of the darker half of ...

Cool winds may have been ushering in a belated autumn outside, but inside the Powder Mill Barn on Saturday, Oct. 22, spirits were warm and welcoming. The barn was the site of the first annual ...

Oct. 31 -- Don't worry about being hexed by a witch this Halloween. You're more likely to be zapped by a fairy stroke or ripped apart by a buggane. Well, at least that's what the ancient Celts who ...

As Halloween approaches, people get ready to celebrate the spooky, the scary and the haunted. Ghosts, zombies, skeletons and witches show up in yards, windows and stores. Festivities revolve around ...

Halloween, before horror movies and trick-or-treating became the norm, came from a Celtic celebration known as Samhain (pronounced sow-in), also known as the "feast of the dead." The holiday served as ...