While today we might associate Halloween with candy and scary movies, its history is much richer and more complex, blending ...

Cued by a fiddle, Ashley VanHandel started the jig: A stomp, kick, shuffle of feet and another stomp. Her red ringlets bounced as she kicked and moved across the floor, her feet in a fast-paced rhythm ...

Blessed be! As the eve of October 31st draws near, so does the pagan holiday, Samhain (pronounced as “sah-win”). As Samhain approaches, you might notice how the veil between our world and the spirit ...

October 31 brings the celebration of Samhain, the halfway point between the autumnal equinox and winter solstice. It marks the beginning of the “darker half” of the year. The autumn harvest is now ...

Word on the street's been pretty kind to witches in recent years, what with kids embracing the sorcery of the Harry Potter novels and Broadway glorifying blond Glinda and green Elphaba in the fluffy ...

First Friday Irish Music & Dance COSTUME Céilí (Kay lee) Mór, Celebrating Samhain (Sow in), Celtic New Year Friday, November 1, 2013, 7:30pm lesson, dance to live music from 8 until 11pm. Where: ...

The ancient precursor to Halloween, Samhain commemorates the end of the harvest and the onset of the "dark half" of the year. Donna Grace/NYPOST As autumn proves and Robert Frost reminds us, “Nothing ...

Pictured: Scaring up a treat: The Mexican Community in Galway group with Chef JP McMahon. Halloween is a time of special ...

THE origins of Halloween can be traced back to a Celtic festival called Samhain. But what was it, when did it take place, and what happened? In the Celtic days, Britain was a Pagan country – and one ...