The tradition originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts. In...
181 months ago

With Halloween falling on Shabbat, I'm going to make one of my favorite recipes, which brings the two holidays together: Halloween candy challah.
122 months ago

One study estimated that the UK produced about 2000 tonnes (equivalent to 83 million plastic water bottles) worth of waste from Halloween costumes in 2019.
14 months ago

It's Halloween season again. Skeletons dangle from porches, pumpkins sit carved on doorsteps, and the air is filled with an eerie excitement...
3 months ago

Former MLB player Doug Glanville thought he'd devised a real treat for a costume contest. Turns out, the trick was on him.
2 months ago

The Catholic faith describes natural and supernatural realities existing in a relationship of communion or coinherence that is called sacramental.
26 months ago

Trick-or-treating can be done at an international level on Embassy Row. This Halloween, I had the opportunity to explore the embassies located on Massachusetts...
2 months ago

We now spend about $12 billion on Halloween, a 300% increase since 2005. And over 70% of us celebrate, although most have removed any ritual, or spiritual...
2 months ago

There is no lasting benefit to ignore a holiday that exists around us, but it also does harm to celebrate Halloween as it has originated and grown over the...
3 months ago

I embody the absurdity of my transformation from a windowsill observer to a full-fledged participant in one of Yale's most hyped traditions.
2 months ago