Folklore & Origins

Twelve green grapes laid out in three rows on a white plate, one for each month of the coming year

New Year’s Day Food Traditions: How Old Is Each One?

New Year's Day food traditions dated: 12 grapes, black-eyed peas, lentils, soba and coin cakes, ...

Halloween traditions around the world include this Día de Muertos ofrenda in Coyoacán with sugar skulls, marigolds and papel picado

Halloween Traditions Around the World: 10 Customs Compared

Halloween traditions around the world compared: Samhain, Día de los Muertos, All Souls candles, St ...

History of trick or treating shown on an early 1900s Halloween Greetings postcard with two boys carrying a jack-o'-lantern

History of Trick or Treating: From Souling to Candy

The history of trick or treating, dated: medieval souling, Scottish guising, Canadian newspapers that printed ...