A female baby name of Gaelic origin gained popularity in the US as a compelling option for parents who wanted a 'strong name' ...

Five years after the Satanic Temple of the United States made headlines — and unleashed a wave of panic — when it was ...

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

The first-ever Wassail of the Church of the Eternal Circle’s Mari Lwyd will be held Saturday, Nov. 16, bringing a ...

It’s the time of year — tradition says — when the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead is lifted.

Costumes, candy, commercialization … three words that can succinctly describe the modern image of Halloween. Besides slasher films and an eerie chill in the air, Halloween is viewed as just another ...

Folklorists created a through line from the Celtic pagan festival of Samhain to Halloween. But the Halloween we know today has more to do with the English, a 9th century pope and American consumerism.

Meet a Milwaukee witch - meaning a woman who practices Wicca - and find out what it really means to have this label. Warts not necessary. This story originally ran in 2019.'Tis the season of the ...

The origin of the festival is disputed, and there are both pagan and Christian practices that have evolved into what Halloween is like today. Some believe it originates from the Celtic pagan ...

The figures show six people selected Witchcraft as their religion in Wigan in 2021. While the witch population has not soared ...

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

It might have been popularised in America, but Halloween’s roots lie in ancient Celtic civilisations – and many of the traditions we associate with 31 October today have remarkable cultural and ...