Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The ancient precursor to Halloween, Samhain commemorates the end of the harvest and the onset of the "dark half" of the year. As ...

What is the history of Halloween? The modern holiday of Halloween traces its origins back to Samhain, an ancient Pagan festival that marked the end of summer and the harvest season and the beginning ...

You eat the candy. You buy the costumes. Practically everyone has celebrated Halloween in some way, shape or form. But have you ever wondered why we carve pumpkins and trick or treat? Turns out ...

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 ...

Editor's note: This story previously misstated in which month All Souls' Day falls. You eat the candy. You buy the costumes. Practically everyone has celebrated Halloween in some way, shape or form.

Halloween is a magical time of year for many people. It’s a time when we can let some of our inhibitions go temporarily. Halloween allows all of us to confront our fears in a controlled way via scary ...

Much like Frankenstein’s monster, traditions are also alive, which means they can change over time or get reinvented. Built from a hodgepodge of diverse parts, Halloween is one such tradition that has ...

Today is the day kids everywhere dress up as ghosts, ghouls, goblins or their favorite characters to trick you into giving them treats. But Halloween wasn't always filled with candy. According to the ...