Kindergarten students in 1952 race out of school in Los Angeles, eager to celebrate Halloween. Los Angeles Examiner/USC Libraries/Corbis via Getty Images “It’s alive!” Dr. Frankenstein cried as his ...

Hundreds of years ago, people dressed up as saints and went door-to-door, which is the origin of Halloween costumes and trick-or-treating. Amidst all the festivities, do you ever wonder about the ...

The origin of the festival is disputed, and there are both pagan and Christian practices that have evolved into what Halloween is like today. Some believe it originates from the Celtic pagan festival ...

You eat the candy. You buy the costumes. Practically everyone has celebrated Halloween in some way, shape or form. But have you ever wondered why we carve pumpkins and trick or treat? Turns out ...

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Editor's note: This story previously misstated in which month All Souls' Day falls. You eat the candy. You buy the costumes. Practically everyone has celebrated Halloween in some way, shape or form.

Trick-or-treating, wild costumes, carving pumpkins and telling spine-chilling tales—if you grew up celebrating Halloween, this is probably what you picture happening every October 31. But did you know ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. How was Halloween invented? – Tillman, age 9, ...

Much like Frankenstein’s monster, traditions are also alive, which means they can change over time or get reinvented. Built from a hodgepodge of diverse parts, Halloween is one such tradition that has ...