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Matt Ralphs

British author Matt Ralphs writes children's nonfiction and middle-grade fiction, often with a focus on history, myths and folklore.

A participant dressed up as a demon brandishes a stick with fireworks during Correfoc in Catalonia.

Halloween Is Spooky. But So Are These Eight Other Celebrations Around the World

From Setsubun in Japan to Fèt Gede in Haiti, these festivals relish in the macabre