“There is much that is mystifying, interesting and beautiful in the beliefs on which the festival of All Hallows was originally based.” That was the opening line of the Washington D.C. Sunday Star ...
Growing up in Ireland, I learned that Halloween had its origins in Oíche Shamhna, or Samhain, a festival in which the walls between our world and the next are believed to become thinner. This ...
FUN IS COMING TO NEBRASKA CITY. WHEN MOST PEOPLE THINK OF ARBOR DAY FARM, THEIR MIND MAY GO TO HUNDREDS OF ACRES OF TREES, MAYBE EVEN APPLE PICKING. BUT KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S PETE CUDDIHY WENT DOWN ...
Halloween can trace its origins to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. All Saints Day incorporated some of the traditions of Samhain, and the evening before was known as All Hallows Eve, which ...