Another tradition we mark today that also has its roots in Samhain is the act of pumpkin carving. In ancient Celtic civilisations, people instead hollowed out and carved faces into turnips.

Samhain, a Celtic pagan festival, marked the beginning of winter and was believed to be a night on which spirits could roam among the living. Following is a transcript of the video. Halloween is ...

(WEHT) – When people think of “Halloween,” some ... the earliest trace of Halloween is the Celtic festival, Samhain, which ...

It originated from the Celtic festival of Samhain, when people believed the boundary between the living and the dead was at its thinnest Halloween has evolved into a fun and community-centered ...

The origins of Halloween date way back in time to an ancient Celtic festival ... to celebrate Samhain being performed in Edinburgh. Most often we come across witches when people dress up for ...

Most people are aware that Halloween's origins lie in the northern European Celtic and pagan festival of Samhain. Fewer people are aware of the unique and macabre Welsh traditions of our very own ...

For a people entirely dependent on the volatile ... two festivals of Roman origin were combined with the traditional Celtic celebration of Samhain. The first was Feralia, a day in late October ...