Salt has been with humankind almost since the beginning of time. Its usefulness as a seasoning and preservative extends to other historical applications, both therapeutic and ritual, so it is not surp ...

All Saints' Day remembers and celebrates all saints, known and unknown. Catholics also observe All Souls' Day, honoring the ...

Beyond Halloween’s costumes and candy lies Hallowtide — a three-day Christian observance honouring saints, souls, and the departed.

Carved pumpkins are one of the long-standing traditions of Halloween. Carving these hollowed-out gourds has been an American tradition since the 1800s but ...

It seems unusual that our church liturgical calendar schedules two major celebrations on days that are back-to-back. But that is precisely the situation with the solemnity of All Saints, a liturgical ...

It’s that time of year, almost colder weather and holidays around the corner. There is one holiday that a lot of people might not know about.

Halloween is an annual holiday, celebrated each year on October 31, that has roots in age-old European traditions. It originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light ...

“Hallow” is derived from “hallowed,” meaning holy. It became popular because, after Pope John Gregory III dedicated a chapel ...

On the night of October 31, streets around the world glow with carved pumpkins, costumed figures, and the echoes of ancient ...

Each year on Oct. 31, a large majority of the country dresses up in fun and spooky costumes to watch their favorite scary movie. Billions of dollars nationally are spent on candy and decorations. But ...

It’s the most spooktacular time of year. Cooler nights, vibrant leaves, stormy skies, apple cider, hoodie weather — I won’t lie, ...

Demography is a particularly murky corner of early medieval history, but we know that between 500 and 1000 there was a trend ...