An ancient Celtic Festival, the Catholic Church, the Irish Potato Famine, and community leaders turned Halloween into the holiday we know today. Here's the history.

The origins of Halloween traditions go back to an ancient Celtic festival involving animal sacrifice and a cave of demons in Rathcroghan, Ireland. Mike McCarthy, a tour guide at Rathcroghan, joins us.

Wondering how and when Halloween started and why we trick or treat for candy? Here's what to know about Halloween's past and evolution.

In a remarkable breakthrough for archaeology and ancient medical history, a 2,300-year-old tool used for skull surgery has ...

Archeological evidence hints that during the Iron Age, almost all of Western Europe was at war. Hundreds of Iron Age weapons that belonged to the Celts have been unearthed from ancient settlements — ...

Humanities West’s 2015-2016 Season culminates with The Celts: History, Culture, Legend, a two-day program of lectures, discussions, and a special musical performance celebrating the colorful Celtic ...

Nearly 350 artifacts have been unearthed during research at the Łysa Góra archaeological site in Poland, including a rare 2,300-year-old Celtic helmet, providing further confirmation of the Celtic ...

Visualisation of the central grave/main burial of the Grafenbühl mound New genetic analysis of two princes’ within a pair of Germany’s most well-preserved Celtic burial mounds confirms a ...