Archaeologists excavating at a medieval cemetery in Denmark have found the burials of 77 people who were early Christians in ...

A Viking treasure hoard discovered near Haithabu sheds light on the Vikings’ trade networks, religious transitions, and the ...

Holiday traditions feel timeless, like they’ve always existed in their current form. Families gather around Christmas trees. Kids hunt for Easter eggs. Couples kiss under mistletoe without questioning ...

On the night of October 31 to November 1, one of the most mysterious holidays is celebrated around the world — Halloween, also known as All Saints' Eve. Candles in pumpkins, costumes of evil spirits ...

On the night of October 31, streets around the world glow with carved pumpkins, costumed figures, and the echoes of ancient ...

It does seem like cats got a bad rap,” says Meghan Henning, PhD, a professor of Christian origins at the University of Dayton in Ohio. In fact, the story of how the black cat became one of Halloween’s ...

The Rise and Fall of an American Prophet.

Each year around the end of October we feature plenty of Halloween-related projects, usually involving plastic skeletons and LED lights, or other fun tech for decorations to amuse kids. It’s ...

Halloween events on campus this year include a zombie drag show and a play about Frankenstein confronting ‘climate ...

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

The smoke-belching chimneys of Oldham's post-Industrial Revolution landscape are a fitting description of William Blake's 'dark satanic mills'. A vivid phrase from his famous poem, later incorporated ...

Halloween, celebrated every October 31, is a popular day in the US known for costumes, trick-or-treating, and spooky ...