Halloween was born from the Celts, who populated what is now the United Kingdom, Ireland and northern France more than 2,000 years ago. On the Celtic calendar, Nov. 1marked the beginning of the new ...

On Celtic 'Halloween,' the Dead Returned. By ABC News. October 30, 2002, 4:40 PM. Oct. 31 -- Don't worry about being hexed by a witch this Halloween.

The Halloween traditions that we celebrate today, in America, originate from the Celtic pagan festival called “Samhain.“ The phrase is from ancient Gaelic. It means “end of summer ...

Celtic practices at Halloween included lighting bonfires, food and drink left as gifts for ‘visitors,’ welcoming candles lit, and various folk games that often related to trying to foresee ...

According to Kelly, Halloween took root in the U.S. sometime around the 19th century, when the Irish immigrated to America, bringing their traditions and celebrations, including All Saints’ Day ...

Before Halloween became all about candy, it was a dark and mysterious holiday bringing together the living and the dead, according to the Celts.

Halloween’s Celtic roots are a lot spookier than witches and candy bars. A parade goes through Glastonbury, England, to celebrate Samhain. This ancient Celtic festival of the dead was adopted by ...

From its origins as a Celtic pagan ceremony to its celebration of all things gruesome and ghoulish today, Halloween has been reinvented over the centuries.