Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The ancient precursor to Halloween, Samhain commemorates the end of the harvest and the onset of the "dark half" of the year. As ...

It’s Samhain season, a time of year I’ve heard referred to more than once as “Pagan Christmas.” With so many different spiritualities present at Patheos Pagan I reached out to our writers and asked ...

This makes sense. The warm, sun-filled days are pretty much gone by the end of October, even though the coldest days and the darkest skies are still a long ways away. And so, Samhain represents the ...

October is a time for all sorts of fun, frivolous and frightening experiences. Chilly autumn football games, cheaply made Halloween costumes and haunted house adventures full of terrifying ghouls aid ...

The two-day Celtic celebration is extremely similar to Halloween. In this image, people take part in a sunset ceremony on the lower slopes of Glastonbury Tor as they celebrate Samhain at the ...

For most Americans, Halloween is a fun holiday when homes are decorated with symbols of the supernatural – witches, goblins and spirits – and costumed children go door to door collecting candy.

The two-day Celtic celebration is extremely similar to Halloween. In this image, people take part in a sunset ceremony on the lower slopes of Glastonbury Tor as they celebrate Samhain at the ...

You've probably guessed that we want you to have the best Halloween ever, but why stick to modern-day, store-bought costumes and candy? This year, consider looking back in time to the traditions of ...

As autumn proves and Robert Frost reminds us, “Nothing Gold Can Stay.” In October, daylight wanes, fields empty and much of the Northern Hemisphere turns itself towards full blown memento mori. All of ...

The Rev. Selena Fox of Circle Sanctuary does a ritual of remembrance at the grave of a Wiccan soldier killed in Afghanistan. Courtesy of Selena Fox, CC BY-NC For most Americans, Halloween is a fun ...