The tradition originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts. In...
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It's Halloween season again. Skeletons dangle from porches, pumpkins sit carved on doorsteps, and the air is filled with an eerie excitement...
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This year, I am going to let my son trick-or-treat alone with his friends. I will try, with all my might, to walk at least a block behind my...
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Former MLB player Doug Glanville thought he'd devised a real treat for a costume contest. Turns out, the trick was on him.
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In this edition of 'Brooding,' Kathryn Jezer-Morton reflects that Halloween isn't as scary now as it was during her childhood.
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