Back when carving gourds started, nothing would have wasted, with the innards of the carved vegetables likely being used for food or composting, and there are some innovative ways to use yours ...

Supermarket shelves are buckling under the weight of pumpkins. Witch hats, cat ears and devil horns have been fetched down ...

The history of Halloween goes back at least 2,000 years, to the Celtic pagan festival of Samhain (pronounced “sow-un”).

Here is some spooky background information about Halloween, celebrated annually in the United States on October 31. Facts The word Halloween is an abbreviated version of the phrases All Hallows’ Eve ...

Author Cecelia Ahern shares how coming across a ‘rag tree’ - a hawthorn traditionally believed to have healing powers - inspired the plot of her 20th novel, Into The Storm. Video by Mark Condren.

Ahern lives nearby and visits the park almost every day to walk. Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up to date with all the latest news ...

The Ireland defender has been filling up the pages in his passport since returning to Celtic from his loan spell ... "The fact it’s so busy is a blessing. If you have a bad result, the next ...

It’s October. Some of your neighbors will spend this, the official first weekend of spooky season, going all-out with inflatable yard skeletons and ghosts. They will embark upon the annual ...

Trick-or-treating comes from mumming and guising, two British practices that involve wearing costumes and reciting songs or poetry for money or food. Bonfires come from Samhain, a Celtic pagan holiday ...

Brendan Rodgers once pipped Celtic to their top right-back target - inadvertently setting the wheels in motion for them to sign Jeremie Frimpong instead. The summer of 2019 was a transitional one for ...