May Day ushers in summer and is an important cross-quarter day − just like Halloween − falling midway between an equinox and ...

Not Halloween as we know it, but many of the customs we practise today evolved from this Pagan festival. Pronounced ‘sow-en’, Samhain is a Gaelic holiday beckoning the ‘darker half’ of the ...

which marks the day before the Christian holiday of All Hallows’ Day, also known as All Saints’ Day. However, the origins of Halloween can be traced back to the pagan festival of Samhain ...