Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. svetikd / E+ via Getty Images Long before Halloween became a day of trick-or-treating, horror movies, and a good scare, it was a ...

Fall brings a festive lineup of holidays, but one stands out for its costumes, candy, spooky fun and centuries of tradition: Halloween. Among Dia de los Muertos, All Saints' Day, All Souls' Day, ...

Halloween today is about candy, costumes, and spooky fun, with children dressed as superheroes and princesses going door-to-door collecting treats. At the same time, adults attend parties and decorate ...

Halloween didn’t start as candy and costumes. This video explores the origins of Halloween and the darker beliefs that shaped ...

BOTH: And you are listening to In The Know, a podcast dedicated to the University of Minnesota. HEINEN: We are less than a week out from Halloween, one of the most widely celebrated holidays in ...

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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Hundreds of millions of people around the world will be dressing up in costumes and enjoying treats in celebration of Halloween, but historians say only one place can lay claim ...

The word conjures images of assorted evil minions set loose to haunt and vex the world one night each autumn. Or has its true face been masked by time and politics? Answering that question requires ...

As October 31 creeps closer, it’s time to focus on all things Halloween, from spooky pa rty ideas to scary movies. It’s also the season to learn more about the origins of the haunted holiday. Beyond ...

The enormous popularity of what was once a nonevent owes a lot to Washington Irving and the lower Hudson Valley An 1849 sketch of Ichabod Crane pursued by the Headless Horseman for an edition of ...