However, the origins of Halloween can be traced back to the pagan festival of Samhain (pronounced Sow-in), first celebrated by the Celts of ancient Europe. In this tradition, 1 November marked the ...

Turns out there's a long history behind the tradition ... U.S., it became easier than ever for kids to travel from house to house trick-or-treating. As Halloween's popularity rose, homeowners ...

Those who first celebrated what we now call “Halloween” probably wouldn’t recognize the holiday today. Still, you can see signs of the day’s somber origins all around at Halloween ...

I keep calling things classic when they’ve ingrained a place in Halloween history, but Woody Woodpecker is one of the real OG’s. So definitely introduce your kids to him. This Smurfs Halloween ...

Read on for the history of trick-or-treating and other Halloween traditions. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. It's that time of year again — when neighborhood kids will go ...