On Halloween night, Charlene Dzielak will light candles and incense in front of an altar and invite her departed loved ones to join her in a "dumb supper," a feast eaten in silence out of reverence ...

Driving through rural Isle of Wight County past signs declaring Jesus “Light of the World,” followers of Celtic, Wiccan and Pagan beliefs greeted old friends with bear hugs and “bright blessings.” It ...

Dressing up in costumes and trick-or-treating are popular Halloween activities, but few probably associate these lighthearted fall traditions with their origins in Samhain, a three-day ancient Celtic ...