Raulane, Kinnaur’s 5,000-year-old winter festival, honours celestial fairies with symbolic rituals, masked dancers and a ...

Carving jack-o'-lanterns started long before the legend of the Headless Horseman. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Cindy Ott, author of "Pumpkin: The Curious History of an American Icon." ...

Many Florida counties are named after historical figures, including U.S. presidents and war heroes. Several county names have ...

A fascinating overview of our current knowledge of the Peopling of the Americas based on scientific evidence from a number of disciplines along with illuminating discussions of where and why ...

At high schools across the United States, students can take for the first time an Advanced Placement course in African American studies that addresses “the vital contributions and experiences of ...

Halloween is a time when millions of Americans dress up, play pranks, eat candy and carve pumpkins, but that’s not exactly how the annual celebration got its start. The spooky folkloric holiday, which ...

Did you know that Veterans Day is the only federal holiday dedicated solely to honoring military veterans who are still ...