Happy Celtic New Year! Did you get to celebrate Halloween, Samhain or All Hallows’ Eve over the past week? I’ve always enjoyed dressing up for Halloween. This year I dressed as Minnie Mouse, and instead of children knocking on my door, I set up a table at the end of the driveway to distribute candy…
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October 31st and the Thinning of the Veil Between Worlds
Halloween wasn’t always a time to give out treats to youngsters in cute costumes. Originally Halloween was known as Samhain, pronounced Sow-wen, and represented the end of summer on the Celtic calendar. Samhain also marked the transition between seasons as well as a “doorway between life and the season of death.” This doorway was interpreted…