Those who first celebrated what we now call “Halloween” probably wouldn’t recognize the holiday today. Still, you can see signs of the day’s somber origins all around at Halloween ...

By request of UW Chancellor John Wiley, University Communications put together a history of the event citing the initial event as held by the student government in 1979. Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Halloween is known for clever costumes and candy. But those customs are a callback to centuries of past traditions. 2,000 years ago, Celtic pagans held a ...

Trick-or-treating has a long and winding history, beginning as a tradition during a Celtic holiday in medieval Europe. The modern version of the Halloween tradition began to take shape after it ...

Between themed TV specials, novelty candy flavors and the pageantry of the mass-produced costume, Halloween has become so thoroughly Americanized that we often forget the holiday grew from much ...

Compared to other Halloween traditions and legends, its origins aren't as spooky. Learn more about how bobbing for apples ...

Since the late 1970s, the celebration of Halloween on State Street has changed dramatically. The very beginning The history of Halloween on State Street begins in the late 1970s, when a crowd of ...

On Saturday our Video Producer Kyle Calise explores the origins and history of the most iconic memes online in his “Meme History” column. If you want to read columns like this a day before ...

There are numerous Halloween traditions and superstitions. The name comes from All Hallows’ Eve, which marks the day before the Christian holiday of All Hallows’ Day, also known as All ...