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Halloween’s Ghouls, Ghosts, and Tricky Treats Hark Back to Celtic Festival of Samhain
Rutgers University
Halloween, which celebrates ghouls and ghosts while illuminating the nation's love-hate relationship with candy corn, is rooted in a pre-Christian, Celtic...
1 month ago
Samhain, the Eternal Dance
The Wild Hunt
As reminders of our choices, the wisdom inherent in our bodies, minds, and hearts, this Sabbat in particular urges us to engage with our past to...
1 month ago
Samhain to Soulmass: The Pagan origins of familiar Halloween rituals
BBC
Samhain was the pivotal point of the Celtic Pagan new year, a time of rebirth – and death. "Pagans had three harvests: Lammas, harvest of the...
1 month ago
Samhain and the Gift of Descent
Substack
For weeks the villagers gathered. One brought old boxes, another brought fresh, pliable willow. One gathered clam shells, another brought...
2 weeks ago
Exploring the Celtic Tradition of Samhain
27East
The Church presents an exploration of the Celtic tradition of Samhain with Karina Melvin and Kate Gilman and Jess Forsythe of Soundlove.
1 month ago
Samhain Revival
Archaeology Magazine
The most recent revival of Samhain celebrations at the Hill of Ward began 19 years ago. The festivities have been gaining in popularity.
5 months ago
The Celtic Origins of Trick-or-Treating
Smithsonian Magazine
Between themed TV specials, novelty candy flavors and the pageantry of the mass-produced costume, Halloween has become so thoroughly Americanized that we...
3 months ago
The ancient Irish get far too much credit for Halloween
The Conversation
This time of year, I often run across articles proclaiming Halloween a modern form of the pagan Irish holiday of Samhain – pronounced SAW-en...
1 month ago
Halloween is an astronomy holiday. It’s a cross-quarter day
EarthSky
Sure, Halloween may be the modern-day descendant of Samhain, a sacred festival of the ancient Celts and Druids in the British Isles.
1 month ago
Valley Wiccans, others to celebrate Samhain
The Daily Item
AMOSS, at 112 S. Front St., will celebrate Samhain on Thursday, Oct. 31, at 7 pm. According to their Facebook page, Samhain is “the ancient festival marking...
1 month ago