But this week, one town is remembering the woman believed to have been the first in Ireland to be executed for witchcraft 700 ...

Well, I hope you survived Halloween and the leftover candy blood-sugar spikes. Now bring on the Christmas decorations.

This time of year, I often run across articles proclaiming Halloween a modern form of the pagan Irish holiday of ...

which was the second most important fire festival in the Pagan Celtic world, the first being Beltane, on 1 May." Samhain and Beltane are part of the Wheel of the Year, an annual cycle of eight ...

But such misrepresentation of the North is unfair. Armagh – once a sectarian hot spot – is an ancient city, with deep pagan ...

HALLOWEEN is now all about the fancy dress, pumpkin carving and spooky events. But the original Halloween was much more terrifying – and thought to have originated in Ireland. The Hill of ...

From sunset on October 31 to sunset on November 1 is the traditional celebration of Samhain, (pronounced sow-in). It is a ...

In the late 1800s, there was a move to mold holiday more about community and neighborly get-togethers than about ghosts, ...

Witchcraft, a term loaded with fear and kitsch, dredges up images of pointy hats and bubbling cauldrons. But for an ...

This time of year, I often run across articles proclaiming Halloween a modern form of the pagan Irish holiday of Samhain – ...

From outrageous costumes to trick or treat: the unexpected ancient roots of Halloween's most popular – and most esoteric – traditions.