"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." As well as being a time of renewal and reflection, Samhain is also famously a time where the veil between ...

There are witches all throughout the Washington area. Real witches, that is, who can cast spells and conduct rituals. One self-acclaimed witch who wants to tell you your future is especially popular. ...

Halloween traces its roots back to ancient seasonal festivals tied to harvest and the changing of the year. Early traditions reflected fears about spirits, death, and the thinning of boundaries ...

The ancient precursor to Halloween, Samhain commemorates the end of the harvest and the onset of the "dark half" of the year. Donna Grace/NYPOST As autumn proves and Robert Frost reminds us, “Nothing ...

Should religious folks celebrate Halloween? In answering this question I have a duty to my readers and a duty to my grandchildren, Zeke and Daisy. Spoiler alert: Zeke and Daisy are going to win. First ...

I love Halloween, it brings out the kid in me. I always loved playing dress up. I love the freedom it gives me to be silly, a little (extra?) weird, and to try on a different persona. I also like ...

It is October. Fall has arrived in earnest. The telltale signs are everywhere: the collective female population of Georgetown received the usual autumn memo that it is once again boots-and-sweater ...

My youngest daughter presided over a stack of sticker sheets, sorting the best from the least inspiring. There were pumpkins and ghosts and black cats, but upon the discovery of a set of skulls, she ...