As the leaves turn fiery and the air carries a chill, the season of Samhain approaches, whispering of ancient traditions and ...

Soon, All Saints Day incorporated some of the traditions of Samhain. The evening before was known as All Hallows Eve, and ...

The day's morbid traditions go back to ancient times. Historians have linked Halloween to Samhain, the Celtic festival of the summer's end celebrated in Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man.

Several end-of-year traditions including wassailing (carolling), mumming (folk plays), guising (trick-or-treating) and burning bonfires are also thought to have roots in Samhain. A 19th-Century ...

Most people are aware that Halloween's origins lie in the northern European Celtic and pagan festival of Samhain. Fewer people are aware of the unique and macabre Welsh traditions of our very own ...