Costumed trick-or-treating takes its inspiration from the Celtic holiday Samhain —“summer’s end” in Irish—more than 2,000 years ago. Samhain marked New Year’s Day and fell around ...

Eid Al Adha 2025 in UAE: The day begins with special congregational prayers shortly after sunrise, followed by sermons and acts of charity. Eid prayer timings vary across the seven emirates.

Eid prayers in the UAE are likely around 15–20 minutes after sunrise While the ruling clarifies the schedule, official Eid prayer timings are yet to be announced. Gulf News archives Dubai: The ...

Today is National Day of Prayer 2025 in the United States, an annual tradition when Americans of various faiths and backgrounds come together to pray for the nation. Here's what to know about the day.

This Thursday is the 2025 National Day of Prayer, a tradition as old as the U.S. itself. Here's what to know about the day and how it's observed.

Celebrated usually from 31 October to 1 November, the religious rituals of Samhain (pronounced "sow-win", meaning summer's end), focused on fire, as winter approached. Anthropologist and pagan Lyn ...

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 ...

Samhain prayer to ancestors: This is the night when the gateway between our world and the spirit world is thinnest. Tonight is a night to call out those who came before. Tonight I honor my ancestors.

Samhain's legacy is a testament to the timeless power of folklore. It illustrates how our fascination with death, the supernatural and the unknown has shaped not only our Halloween festivities but ...

The ancient precursor to Halloween, Samhain commemorates the end of the harvest and the onset of the "dark half" of the year. Donna Grace/NYPOST As autumn proves and Robert Frost reminds us ...