October 31 means it's Halloween! Wondering how the holiday got started and why we trick or treat for candy? Here's what to know about its past.

Halloween marks the halfway point between the Autumnal Equinox and the Winter Solstice, making it a cross-quarter day.

When you think of Halloween decorations and symbols, probably one of the first images that comes to mind is the ...

For centuries, midway between the autumn equinox and winter solstice ... Juliette Wood, scholar of Celtic folklore, says the macabre ritual has its roots in beliefs about the souls of the dead ...

For centuries, midway between the autumn equinox and winter solstice ... Juliette Wood, scholar of Celtic folklore, says the macabre ritual has its roots in beliefs about the souls of the dead, people ...

Just in time to herald in Halloween featuring the Scorpio new moon and the Celtic celebration ... the midpoint of fall. We land at autumn’s halfway mark between the equinox and the winter ...

"It can be traced back thousands of years to a cross-quarter day in the Celtic calendar that is halfway between the autumn ...

From outrageous costumes to trick or treat: the unexpected ancient roots of Halloween's most popular – and most esoteric – ...

Sitting square between the autumn equinox and the winter solstice ... After the harvest was complete, “celebrants joined with Druid priests to light a community fire using a wheel that would ...

According to National Geographic, the tradition of carving a face into vegetables and fruit dates back to early Celtic culture ... the point between the Autumn Equinox and Winter Solstice, and ...

Halloween, celebrated on Oct. 31, marks a cross-quarter day between equinox and solstice, coinciding with daylight savings ending on Nov. 3.