Samhain is a real Gaelic festival that’s held on November 1 to mark the end of the harvest and the beginning of winter. It is believed to have originated from Celtic pagan traditions and to also ...

Samhain marked New Year’s Day and fell around ... These newcomers brought their many traditions with them—including begging for treats. But trick-or-treating—a term that only started appeari ...

Several end-of-year traditions including wassailing (carolling), mumming (folk plays), guising (trick-or-treating) and burning bonfires are also thought to have roots in Samhain. A 19th-Century ...

Most people are aware that Halloween's origins lie in the northern European Celtic and pagan festival of Samhain. Fewer people are aware of the unique and macabre Welsh traditions of our very own ...