Halloween, one of the most popular celebrations of the year, traces its origins to an ancient Celtic festival called Samhain. Celebrated over 2,000 years ago by the peoples of Ireland, Scotland ...

The first Halloween traditions began in Ireland. The ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced “sow-win”) was celebrated ...

Over 2,000 years ago The origins of present day Halloween are believed to date back over 2,000 years ago to a Celtic festival known as Samhain. Fearing evil intent from the returned dead ...

Not Halloween as we know it, but many of the customs we practise today evolved from this Pagan festival. Pronounced ‘sow-en’, Samhain is a Gaelic holiday beckoning the ‘darker half’ of the ...

The day's morbid traditions go back to ancient times. Historians have linked Halloween to Samhain, the Celtic festival of the summer's end celebrated in Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man.

In order to understand this theory, one needs to realise just how different the practice of what we call Halloween today, actually was. Samhain pronounced “sow-win”, is derived from the Gaelic.

However, the origins of Halloween can be traced back to the pagan festival of Samhain (pronounced Sow-in), first celebrated by the Celts of ancient Europe. In this tradition, 1 November marked the ...

Do you suffer from samhainophobia? You may think that’s a personal question and none of our business. Or you may be thinking – what is it and why are you asking? Well, samhainophobia ...

Little do they know that in a woodland nearby a cult known as The Lords of Samhain are making a blood sacrifice to resurrect the long dead Halloween Jack. When the infamous killer returns to life ...

Halloween, one of the world’s oldest holidays, is celebrated in several countries around the globe. The autumn rite is commemorated in Ireland, which was once a frightening and superstitious ...