Category: Halloween

Champ (also pandy)— Popular Irish Halloween FOOD similar to COLCANNON, made of mashed potatoes with milk, butter and LEEKS, sometimes prepared with FORTUNE-TELLING tokens (a…

Chalking —One old Halloween PRANKING practice was to chalk the backs of passersby, shout “Halloween!” and then run off. Chalking was popular in parts of…

Celts—A number of barbarian tribes organized under the name Celtae (or the Greek form Keltoi), and spread across Europe and the British Isles; the Irish…

Celebrations— Despite its reputation in many parts of the world as a somber or placid day, ALL SAINTS’ DAY and Halloween also have a history…

Cavalcade—From the Latin caballicare (“to ride on horseback”), “cavalcade” originally referred only to processions on horseback. In certain areas of Scotland, ALL SAINTS’ DAY was…

Cauldron—The word “cauldron” is derived from the Latin caldarium, meaning “hotbath.” Cauldrons are Halloween symbols usually displayed with WITCHES, who stand over them preparing their…

Cats— The association of cats (especially black cats) with Halloween is something of a mystery. Cats are usually shown with WITCHES (to whom legend assigned…

Castle Halloween Museum— Castle Halloween, located in Benwood, West Virginia, is the first museum dedicated to Halloween history and COLLECTIBLES. Housed in a former elementary…

Cassilis Downans— Rocky green hills located in Scotland near the ancient seat of the Earls of Cassilis, famed (like the Cove of Colean) for being…

Carpenter, John (1948–) American filmmaker whose 1979 horror film Halloween became not only the most popular Halloweenthemed horror movie ever made, but was also one…