Between themed TV specials, novelty candy flavors and the pageantry of the mass-produced costume, Halloween has become so thoroughly Americanized that we often forget the holiday grew from much ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Halloween is known for clever costumes and candy. But those customs are a callback to centuries of past traditions. 2,000 years ago, Celtic pagans held a ...

Those who first celebrated what we now call “Halloween” probably wouldn’t recognize the holiday today. Still, you can see signs of the day’s somber origins all around at Halloween ...

Halloween, celebrated on October 31, is a festival of costumes, candies, spooky tales, and ghostly decorations, enjoyed in many parts of the world ...

Halloween is the most wonderful time of the year for queer people, but many aren’t aware of its fascinating history. In fact, Halloween – as we know it today – has been celebrated in some ...

In Celtic Ireland, Halloween traditions began in the year 5 B.C.E. On State Street in Madison, the University of Wisconsin students' tradition began in the late 1970s. By request of UW Chancellor John ...

Trick-or-treating has a long and winding history, beginning as a tradition during a Celtic holiday in medieval Europe. The modern version of the Halloween tradition began to take shape after it ...

However, the Freakfest most current students know is not how it always has been in Madison. Since the late 1970s, the celebration of Halloween on State Street has changed dramatically. The very ...