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

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.
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Not Your Mother's Halloween: Re-Paganizing and the Cult of Death in America. Alex Taylor. October 28, 2024.
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I am sorry that your child was so upset! Costumes these days can be very scary to young children, and it isn't surprising that your four-year-...
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A scaredy-cat's guide to Halloween Horror Nights – and other haunted house events · Wear the right shoes · Bring a buddy · Play it cool · Know...
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Halloween has become an entire season unto itself. A party marathon. A celebratory slog. I don't know when, exactly, this happened, but I do know that now, by...
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One approach that's sneaky but not in a pilfering way: Cut off the candy at its source by curtailing the amount of time your kids spend trick-or-treating in...
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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...
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