Halloween traces its origins back to the Iron Age and a feast of fire known as Samhain. Also included are the historical ...

The Shell Grotto is a fascinating subterranean structure. Reportedly discovered in 1835, it is adorned with millions of shells, arranged in intricate patterns.

Day of the Dead celebrations changed during COVID, shaped by anxieties about the ‘shadow pandemic’ of gender violence.

From animated gems like Princess Mononoke to dark fairy tales like Pan's Labyrinth, these fantasy movies are so great that they become transcendental.

An almost forgotten autumn tradition, known as Caking Night, is to be revived in Sheffield for the first time in years.

This Halloween, as children dress as witches for trick-or-treating, a real witch in Wausau is celebrating the ancient Celtic festival that started it all.

A new exhibition at The Met Cloisters makes the case that gender and sexual fluidity were an essential part of Medieval religious art.

Witchcraft still fascinates and repels. Hundreds of years after England’s witch trials in the Puritan mid-17th century, misconceptions and mistrust linger.

Did you know that the global Halloween market was projected to reach over $12 billion in retail sales in 2024 From costumes ...

What do millions of people around the world have in common every November 1st They observe All Saints’ Day, a solemn occasion that honors the lives ...

Jessica Mendoza: Carissa says she got into witchcraft because she was close to a pagan family growing up ... Carissa Perez: To start, this is one of my altars, first altars. I like to have it out here ...

In Castrillo de Murcia, Spain, men dressed as devils leap over infants in the El Colacho festival, a centuries-old ritual ...