An ancient Celtic Festival, the Catholic Church, the Irish Potato Famine, and community leaders turned Halloween into the holiday we know today. Here's the history.

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 ...

Halloween is only days away, and parents and children are flooding stores in search of the best costumes and the scariest monster, vampire and ghoul decorations. But the author of new children's book ...

So, while Halloween is “scary”, we can see it as scary in a way that kids can control, enjoy and even learn from. They are already exposed to other scary things in the books, shows and movies they ...

If Halloween makes you smile but scary is not your style, here are some not-so-spooky events and activities around Long Island.

Your Halloween party isn't complete without a playlist of the best Halloween songs known to man. But even if you don't plan on throwing a Halloween party, there's no better time to blast some spooky ...

Be on the lookout for kids in dark costumes in streets and sidewalks, and stay off of the road if you can. Parents and ...

Organizations and neighborhood leaders in Reading and surrounding communities hold events to make the holiday safe and convenient.