From India’s Bhoot Chaturdashi to Mexico’s Día de los Muertos, explore 8 festivals around the world that celebrate spirits, ...

Halloween​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ is typically linked with fancy dress, jack-o-lanterns, and candies, but the origin of the holiday is a lot more serious; it is the commemoration of those who have passed away ...

Explore how to host a Halloween party in 2025 that integrates global traditions and cultural memories, creating a soulful celebration of ancestors and diverse heritages.

Leaders from the Japanese Church of Christ unveiled artifacts found in a 101-year-old time capsule on Saturday, showcasing ...

The Australian Bureau of Statistics this week released their latest monthly ranking of nations that Aussie travellers are returning from, and the “Land of the Rising Sun”, which has been welcoming ...

If you’ve ever worn a scary mask, carved a pumpkin, or gone trick-or-treating, you’ve taken part in one of the world’s most curious cultural mashups. But where ...

Community Barn Raisings Barn raising was particularly common in 18th- and 19th-century rural North America, with most barn ...

Which brings us to Ukraine, where traditionally the dead were honoured on Vele’s Night, also Oct. 31, and so named for the ancient Slavic god of the underworld, Veles. But who can bear to imagine how ...

After weeks of anticipation, the University of Connecticut has finally made it to the first major holiday of this academic year.

These 20 spooky eats show how food can become a way to remember, celebrate and conjure the uncanny at festivals and holidays around the world.

Feeling unmotivated to carve another jack-o'-lantern out of a slimy pumpkin? As luck would have it, at least you don't have to struggle with a ...

Halloween is all about fear. It’s about scaring others and being scared — not just unapologetically, not just without the shame that typically accompanies or follows real-life fear, but gladly and ...