by Kate Dolan | Oct 29, 2021 | Holidays, Religion and Magic, Romans, Travel
Halloween originated with the Celtic pagan rituals of Samhain, so it is not a Roman holiday. However, Romans celebrated two days in honor of the dead, and when the Catholic Church started imposing their own holidays on top of existing pagan holidays, they ended up...
by Kate Dolan | Oct 8, 2017 | Articles, Faith, Holidays, Kate Dolan, Latest Posts, Living History, Religion and Magic, The Irish
I once saw a guy in my office printing out drawings of jack o’lanterns with a line through them. At first, I wondered what he had against pumpkins. How can any parent not like a smiling vegetable? Then I read the message under the picture “Sorry, no trick...
