I’ve been reading recently about how the UK suddenly seems much more interested in Halloween than it was a couple of years ago. I’m glad – coming from Ireland, where I feel spooky season is a bigger ...

What is Halloween without a jack-o'-lantern? The tradition of lighting a fire inside a vegetable is thought to be an ancient one originating in the Celtic traditions of Ireland and Scotland. Those ...

One of the most recognizable symbols of Halloween is a pumpkin carved into a jack-o'-lantern. But how many of us really know why or when the jack-o'-lantern tradition began? Or whether the pumpkin is ...