Holiday traditions feel timeless, like they’ve always existed in their current form. Families gather around Christmas trees.

As for candy and other treats (about 30% of trick or treaters preferred stickers in my limited sample) we’re going to look at some of the treats for the Rockets this season, with, again, about 5% ...

Witchcraft still fascinates and repels. Hundreds of years after England’s witch trials in the Puritan mid-17th century, misconceptions and mistrust linger.

“For over a decade, my sisters and I have created Harry Potter content for millions of fans,” says Kaylen Kassab. “The ...

Archaeologists excavating at a medieval cemetery in Denmark have found the burials of 77 people who were early Christians in ...

A Cross of Caravaca now stands on the Lo Pagán seafront, looking out over the Mar Menor, as a symbol of unity and tradition.

Here’s how some of the most classic Halloween costumes came to be — fair warning, some have grim origins. “Once witchcraft ...

Dr Rebecca Beattie loves Hallowe’en – or Samhain, as she calls it – but for altogether more spiritually uplifting reasons ...

What hidden messages might other occult symbols convey? Are you ready to read the signs? Here, we decode five mystical ...

In Castrillo de Murcia, Spain, men dressed as devils leap over infants in the El Colacho festival, a centuries-old ritual ...

"One of your best friends could be a witch, and you wouldn't even know," said Ave Riddler, explaining that many Wiccans ...