Visiting the Hill of Ward: Ireland’s Birthplace of Halloween
Visit the Hill of Ward in County Meath, Ireland, the birthplace of Halloween, where ancient Samhain fire rituals inspired today's festival.
Category Folklore & Legend
Visiting the Crescent Hotel: Norman Baker’s Cancer Hospital
The Crescent Hotel was built on healing springs, ran as a fraudulent cancer hospital under Norman Baker, and is now America's Most Haunted Hotel.
Visiting Chiloé Island: Chile’s Island of Witches
Chiloé Island travel guide: UNESCO wooden churches, the 1880 witch trial, and the origin of the potato in Chile's most isolated archipelago.
Visiting Janitzio Island: Mexico’s Day of the Dead Vigil
Why Janitzio Island's famous Day of the Dead vigil sits beside a statue that has nothing to do with the dead, and what that says about tradition.