Halloween is a complicated holiday, with several different possible meanings, depending on the background of the person celebrating.  The holiday as we know it comes from three primary roots: old Celtic pagan ritual, Catholic traditions, and American secular celebration.  With three such different sources it is no wonder that Halloween has no one meaning. For …

Halloween–for many people the best holiday of all.  Slinky cats, flittery bats, kids on the loose in the dark in costumes that would do a Goth proud, ghosts and magic and just a hint of mayhem held at bay…for a lot of us any other holiday looks a bit drab in comparison.  But where did …