Likewise, Celtic druids often offered prophecies on Samhain, not dissimilar to ghost stories told today. An Irish text that dates to the tenth century, Nera and the Dead Man, tells of a man who ...

Celtic pagans held a Celtic festival for the new year. It was known as Samhain, which meant "summer's end," and marked the beginning of winter. Druids believed that the spirits of those who died ...

Samhain, therefore, was a time of mourning – but it was also a chance to celebrate and remember those who had died. It was ...

Halloween, one of the most popular celebrations of the year, traces its origins to an ancient Celtic festival called Samhain. Celebrated over 2,000 years ago by the peoples of Ireland, Scotland ...

To commemorate the event, Druids built huge sacred bonfires ... of Roman origin were combined with the traditional Celtic celebration of Samhain. The first was Feralia, a day in late October ...