Costumes and candy dominate Halloween in America, but beyond its borders, October brings rituals that celebrate life and loss ...

The traditional Halloween colors of black and orange also trace back to the Celtic festival of Samhain. For the Celts, black represented the “death” of summer while orange symbolized the autumn ...

The arrival of pumpkin spice lattes and cooler temperatures may mean fall is on its way, but nothing quite kicks off the season like when the leaves change into those vibrant hues of yellow, orange ...

Fall is almost upon us, meaning the leaves are one step closer to changing colors, falling off the trees they call home and blowing away in the wind. This annual transformation, called fall foliage, ...

“There is much that is mystifying, interesting and beautiful in the beliefs on which the festival of All Hallows was originally based.” That was the opening line of the Washington D.C. Sunday Star ...

Deciduous plants change color in the fall because there is less daylight, which impacts photosynthesis. The Farmer's Almanac, which has been predicting long-range weather outlooks annually since 1818, ...