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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kindergarten students in 1952 race out of school in Los Angeles, eager to celebrate Halloween. Los Angeles Examiner/USC ...

“It’s alive!” Dr. Frankenstein cried as his creation stirred to life. But the creature had a life of its own, eventually escaping its creator’s control. Much like Frankenstein’s monster, traditions ...

About seven in 10 people in the United States celebrate Halloween, but the eerie holiday didn’t originate here. Learn about the early pagan traditions that shape Halloween traditions today. Ireland is ...

It's Halloween, and for one religion, the holiday means much more than a chance to dress up. Wiccans at the Curious Goods Witchcraft Shop in West Haven tell News 12 that they celebrate Samhain, or the ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. How was Halloween invented? – Tillman, age 9, ...

How was Halloween invented? – Tillman, age 9, Asheville, North Carolina “It’s alive!” Dr. Frankenstein cried as his creation stirred to life. But the creature had a life of its own, eventually ...