... Samhain (for the month of November, literally. summer's end.) It was celebrated on the last night of October because a new day traditionally begins at sunset. Since the year, was traditionally believed to start with the dark half of the ...
... Samhain, "Summer's End." After the Romans conquered Gaul their November harvest festival honoring Pomona, goddess of fruit, blended with Samhain. But the bloody Druid rites live on in the youthful emphasis on ghosts and spirits. Samhain ...
... Samhain. For the ancient Celts, Samhain marked the beginning of winter in the British Isles and the first day of the Celtic New Year. It was when flocks had been secured for the winter and harvest crops had been stored. There was a ...
... samhain. Because samhain heralded the dark half of the year, the festival always had a good deal to do with fire. Often the festivities opened with burnt offerings to the gods (sometimes including human sacrifices) and new fires for the ...
... Samhain "new year," the witches had come. Or nearly so. Samhain is actually tomorrow. The witches had chosen to celebrate Saturday night, combining the celebration with that of full-moon Esbat. (Samhain is pronounced Sow-. In keeping ...
... Samhain, "Summer's End." After the Romans conquered Gaul their November harvest festival honoring Pomona, goddess of fruit, blended with Samhain. That helped introduce the current emphasis on fruits and nuts that still prevails in the ...
... Samhain is considered by many to be a predecessor of our contemporary Halloween. Samhain was the New Year's Day of the Celts, celebrated on the first of November. It was also a day of the dead, a time when it was believed that the souls ...
... Samhain, pronounced "sowen," which began .on the evening of Oct. 31, and continued through .Nov. 1-2. The Celts used Samhain to honor not only the final harvest. and the beginning of a new year, but also the return of the dead. Samhain ...
... Samhain festival. That spirit-filled night before All Saints' Da was called the Eve of All Saints, the Eve of Hal BY ALYSON WARD ,vex -ill, l-vi Tin' tibuni> In Hi en uzi. KNIGIIT RIPPER NEWS SERVICE. The history of Halloween goes back to ...
... Samhain, which was celebrated primarily on the British Isles before the arrival of Christianity. Samhain commemorated the passing from summer into winter and was celebrated with sacrifices of animals and crops. There is even some ...