Long before the first Spirit Halloween store opened, there were spirits afoot in the cold, sparse, sad days of late October. Our spiritual ancestors in Ireland called this time Samhain (SOW-wen), when ...

NEW YORK -- If it's March, and it's green, it must be St. Patrick's Day. The day honoring the patron saint of Ireland is a global celebration of Irish heritage. And nowhere is that more so than in the ...

Pope Francis, baptized as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, celebrated his patron saint’s feast day every April 23. The patron saint’s day of the pope is a holiday at the Vatican and Pope Francis usually ...

When considering holidays in November, most people immediately think of Veterans Day and Thanksgiving, and that's it. However, one significant holiday for many Christians falls at the very start of ...

At Redlands’ A.K. Smiley Public Library, March 17 is not only St. Patrick’s Day, but is also Patron Saints’ Day, the birthday of early Redlands benefactors Albert K. and Alfred H. Smiley. To celebrate ...

Italy doesn’t just close down for national holidays. Cities and regions also take days off for patron saints, local festivals ...