Halloween in Australia: 21 Percent Ready to Party, 79 Percent Hiding From Sugar-Crazed Kids

Samhain is that delightful time of year when the Celts decided to throw a bash for the dead, because why not invite a few ghosts to liven up the party? It kicks off at sunset on Oct. 31 and wraps up 24 hours later, like a cosmic last call for the departed. This merry shindig is the granddaddy of our modern Halloween. Those crafty Celtic Pagans, in their infinite wisdom, thought it’d be a splendid idea to mark their New Year by ushering in the season of death. Because celebrating Happy New Year while staring down the barrel of winter’s impending doom is quite the festive twist, isn’t it?...