A fun fact for you: “Halloween” is a contraction of “Hallow Eve” or All Hallows’ Eve as we’ve sometimes heard Oct. 31 called. It’s fascinating to trace the history of Halloween from an ancient religious festival to the fun and frightening secular “holiday” we know now. ...
by Nicholas Goldberg I live on one of those Los Angeles streets where kids and their families come from all around the city to trick or treat. On a typical Halloween, we buy a couple hundred dollars’ worth of candy and we have a nonstop line in front of our door from 6 p.m. until ...
Plenty of opportunities for candy in Mon and Preston Newsroom@DominionPost.com Families ready to dress up and collect some candy this Halloween will have plenty of opportunities. We’ve compiled a list of trick-or-treat times in Monongalia and Preston counties, as well as other ...
Carve those jack-o-lanterns and hang those spiderwebs, it’s almost Halloween in Mountaineer Country. Whether you’re planning a last-minute costume or have been preparing all year, Mountaineer Country has a variety of family-friendly, fun events to put you in the Halloween spirit. Mark ...
Halloween with Horses offers treats, lessons about animals Newsroom@DominionPost.com Spooky season is right around the corner — and so is Halloween with the Horses. Hosted by the West Virginia University Collegiate Horsemen’s Association, the event is set for 2-4 p.m. Oct. ...
Once again, it’s time to light up the pumpkins, put on costumes and go trick-or-treating. The tradition of wearing costumes started with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. During Samhain, our early ancestors lit bonfires and wore costumes to ward off ghosts. Eventually, the evening ...