Halloween mixes secular and religious elements in a holiday filled with pranks, costumes and games. Learn about the history of Halloween.
This year, week 8 in the NFL was a holiday. No, not Halloween, but, National Tight Ends Day. And the Tight Ends were front and center, none more than George Kittle - the holiday's "creator." But since you heard plenty about it on every broadcast, today, Ben Solak is here to bre...
Since the 800's November 1st is a religious holiday known as All Saints' Day(万圣节). The Mass that was said on this day was called Allhallowmas. The evening before became known as All Hakkiw e'en, or Halloween. Like some other American celebrations, its origins lie in both pre-Chris...
Halloween’s origins can be traced back to antiquity. Most point to Samhain, a Celtic festival which commemorated the end of the harvest season and the blurring of the physical and spirit worlds, as Halloween’s forebear. Over the ages, the holiday evolved, taking on Christian influences, Eur...
Halloween has its roots in the ancient, pre-Christian Celtic festival of Samhain, which was celebrated on the night of October 31. The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom and northern France, believed that the dead returned to earth on ...
The Angel of Death -- a spirit that extracts one's soul from the body at the moment of death -- appears in many religions and cultures. The archangels Michael and Gabriel have acted as angels of death in Judeo-Christian religion. Azrael is the Islamic Angel of Death, who sometimes ...
12 Halloween photos that show how the holiday has changed in America over the last 100 yearsClinton Nguyen
Disney shared that “Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration!” parade will temporarily pause for seasonal Halloween and holiday entertainment offerings and then resume. You can read everything you need to know about the Disneyland 70th anniversary celebration here! Better Together: A Pixar Pals ...
Halloween also stands out because of its unique mix of secular and religious elements. In recent years, the holiday has stirred up a lot of controversy because it offends some Christian groups, which in turn upsets many modern-day Wiccans andDruids. ...
October 31st: Halloween Whilst not as big an event as others in our list, the spookiest day of the year should still be in your sales calendar. More than a third of Halloween sales now take place online1, meaning e-commerce businesses selling candy, costumes and deco...