Upon the hilt of this Celtic sword there is an image of a Celtic warrior, intended to enhance the power of the owner. The head with omega-shaped and finely drawn hair also has large almond-shaped eyes ...

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 ...

Halloween is an annual excuse to gorge on candy, dress up in scandalous costumes or shut our porch lights out and pretend we aren’t home. But how did it all begin? This is the history of Halloween.

Ten years after the death of John O’Donohue, who was best known for popularizing Celtic spirituality with his 1997 bestseller Anam Cara, new books from three religion and spirituality publishers are ...

Direct evidence for what people ate and drank in ancient times has traditionally been hard to come by. But now, new technology is enabling scientists to cast light on the consumption habits of people ...

Residents in Co Armagh are preparing to resurrect an ancient tradition by burning a 30ft Wickerman as part of the annual Lughnasa festival. The ancient Celtic ritual is being brought back to life at ...

More than 20 years after the discovery of an Iron Age settlement in the Czech Republic, archaeologists have found new evidence of what life was like for ancient humans. Experts have now identified an ...