The Halloween traditions that we celebrate today, in America, originate from the Celtic pagan festival called “Samhain.“ The phrase is from ancient Gaelic. It means “end of summer ...

Samhain, which took place on the night of October 31 to November 1, was seen as a period of great spiritual power. The Celts ...

Halloween traces its origins back to the Iron Age and a feast of fire known as Samhain. Also included are the historical origins of trick or treating, Halloween costumes and jack o’ lanterns.… ...

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 ...

The Halloween traditions that we celebrate today, in America, originate from the Celtic pagan festival called “Samhain.“ The phrase is from ancient Gaelic. It means “end of summer ...

Best last-minute Halloween costumes including onesies, witch hats and more She told the Irish Star that Samhain is Irish for ‘November,’ as it marks the beginning of the month.

On the Celtic calendar, Nov. 1marked the beginning of the new year and the winter season. The Celts celebrated their new year on Oct. 31 with a festivity known as Samhuinn or Samhain (pronounced ...

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 ...

From Samhain, it wasn’t just costumes. If you’ve bobbed apples at a Halloween party, it actually originated from honoring Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruit and trees.