Halloween, a holiday Americans spend billions on each year, is only days away, but its history dates back centuries. In recent years, Americans have spent more than $10 billion on Halloween and are ...

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Valentine’s Day shows up every February with hearts, flowers and a lot of opinions, but what is the meaning of Valentine’s Day, really? Is it a celebration of romance, a catchall for every kind of ...

The day was once conceived as part of Christianity breaking with pagan tradition but is now nearly fully secular.

Halloween's origins trace back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. The tradition of trick-or-treating is believed to have evolved from several ancient customs, including mumming.