Find out the origin and meaning behind jack-o’-lanterns, trick-or-treating, costumes and other Halloween traditions.

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.

Celebrate south Louisiana's Celtic roots this weekend at Gulf Brew and the Celtic Halloween Fest, held in downtown Lafayette on Oct. 19.

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 ...

Halloween has roots in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain and later merged with Christian holidays, resulting in today's celebration.

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 ...

The modern practice of dressing up at Halloween is firmly rooted in these old pre-Christian Celtic customs, as is the tradition of lighting bonfires, which began on hilltops in Ireland with clans ...

The modern practice of dressing up at Halloween is firmly rooted in these old pre-Christian Celtic customs, as is the tradition of lighting bonfires, which began on hilltops in Ireland with clans ...

Oct. 31 -- Don't worry about being hexed by a witch this Halloween. You're more likely to be zapped by a fairy stroke or ripped apart by a buggane. Well, at least that's what the ancient Celts who ...

Have an Irish ghost adventure this Halloween exploring the Irish demons, monsters, and ghosts from ancient Celtic mythology.

The clocks are back and it’s Halloween on Tuesday, a time we’ve come to associate with ghosts and goblins, witches and monsters, and a host of other scary things including of course zombies.