Even modern-day Halloween traditions, like wearing costumes and carving pumpkins, come from ancient Samhain practices.

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SINCE the days when Castrén made his arduous journeys of linguistic exploration in Siberia, or when the brothers Grimm collected their rich treasures of folk-lore from the lips of German peasants, an ...

The Unreal screenwriter Rodney Lee tells us how one Irish legend, the Fetch, inspired him as he sat down to create Season 2 of the family ghost story - Sundays at 5.10pm on RTÉ One and streaming now ...

“Irish Grief: Traditions, Myths, and Mourning Practices” will feature Jennifer Muldowney, an acclaimed author and expert in modern funeral planning, who will explore Ireland’s rich and fascinating ...

From shapeshifting horrors to water demons with a taste for blood, Celtic folklore is filled with monsters that make modern ...

ATLANTA — Between Touchdown Jesus, “Win One for the Gipper,” Rudy, and, yes, even the forward pass, there are those who believe football wouldn’t quite be football without Notre Dame. With the ...

The University of Notre Dame’s football team “occupies a central place in the culture of American sport,” writes Jonathan Chait, a senior editor at the magazine, but the popularity of the Fighting ...