Samhain or Sauin is a Gaelic festival on 1 November marking the end of the harvest season and beginning of winter or the "darker half" of the year.
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Nov 18, 2024 · Samhain, in ancient Celtic religion, one of the most important and sinister calendar festivals of the year.
In Celtic Ireland Samhain was the division of the year between the lighter half (summer) and the darker half (winter)
Apr 6, 2018 · Samhain (a Gaelic word pronounced “sow-win”) is a pagan religious festival originating from an ancient Celtic spiritual tradition.
Oct 28, 2024 · Samhain is the third and final harvest festival, falling after Lughnasad in August and the autumn equinox in September.
Aug 11, 2022 · Samhain (also: Samain) was a pastoral/harvest festival celebrated—under various names—across the Celtic world on the evening of October 31st and ...
Oct 23, 2024 · The true date falls on the 6th day after the October full moon and others saying that the date is halfway between the vernal equinox and the winter solstice.
Oct 26, 2021 · Celtic festival of Samhain (a Gaelic word pronounced “SAH-win”), a pagan religious celebration to welcome the harvest at the end of summer, when ...
Samhain is the festival of the dead, a festival of remembrance and honouring of our dear departed friends and relations.
Oct 20, 2020 · Samhain is a pagan festival celebrated around the same time as Halloween which marks the end of the summer, and is particularly associated with the veneration ...