though autumn filled her days
and nights
she became a nest of new life for Samhain
~
and nights
she became a nest of new life for Samhain
~
a bit of information about Samhain:
*this year it is celebrated from
sunset on October 31 to sunset on November 1, almost halfway between the autumn equinox and the winter solstice.
*It is one of the four Gaelic seasonal festivals, along with Imbolc, Beltane, and Lughnasadh.
*It's considered a liminal time, when the veil between life and death grows thin.
*Samhain is pronounced "sah-win" or "sow-in."
*it is one of the original festivals behind the holiday we know as Halloween
*As it was believed that faeries, witches, and demons roamed the earth on
Samhain, food and drink were customarily set out to placate them. Later
on, people began dressing up as these creatures and claiming the
goodies for themselves, sometimes performing antics or tricks in
exchange for food and drink.
*
above info taken from a
wonderful article about Samhain found here: Huffington Post
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Wonderful Halloween
All Hallows Eve
and
Samhain
to one and all!
~
*
I adore this painting--I LOVE the nest in her hair--may I use this idea? I feel so inspired. (grin)
ReplyDeleteThis piece fills my eyes to the brim, dear Tammie. I also loved hearing the history behind the holiday. I'd never heard that before. It is one of the less sinister stories of Halloween history.
Have a lovely lovely week, my Friend!
Beautiful, a blessing for certain -- thank you Tammie -- and blessings in return. Hope it has warmed up a little bit for you!
ReplyDeleteShe's beautiful! And I love the info you passed on. Very interesting :)
ReplyDeleteShe's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteGreetings, RW & SK
Bonjour,
ReplyDeleteUne belle manière que de lui faire honneur... Une superbe illustration...
Je te souhaite une très belle fête d'halloween avec de gros bisous.
Oh she is Beautiful. I love the moon behind her as well as the lovely nest of eggs in her hair!!
ReplyDeletehow beautiful, the twigs delicately woven into a hairdo,becoming a nest and lovely blues.
ReplyDeletecongratulations with your new grandson Tammie Lee, these are happy times, xx
how magical!
ReplyDeleteThank you
ALOHA from Honolulu
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Happy Halloween! Beautiful painting as always :))
ReplyDeleteSamhain Blessings to you as well, Dear Tammie!
ReplyDelete& warm congratulations on becoming a Grandmama - what a lucky little fellow to have someone as magical & generous as you in his life.
Oh, she is so beautiful. What a lovely, lovely expression for this holy day!
ReplyDeleteWonderful piece Tammy- and I love the info too- as I didn't really have it all together :)
ReplyDeletethe idea of becoming a nest is very poetic!
Very nice, and I just love the idea of this piece.
ReplyDeleteI love the picture Tammie! your imagination is fantastic. :) Happy Samhain to you too.
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Happy Samhain to you too, dear (I never knew hoe to pronounce it...thanks!). Only good witches, blessing spirits and sweet treats for you today (as always). :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous and deeply special.. she is simply magical and shining with samhain enchantment..fabulous art my friend..very meditative"! Wonderful tribute to this special time of year..and the rich history and ancient festivities..I always love to listen to the mummer's dance" tonight.
ReplyDeleteBlessings of Samhain..beautiful art...such inspiring creational magic!
This painting is beautiful, I adore everything about her.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this back story to Halloween, my favorite special day of all the year. I like this girl's robins egg hat. Happy Halloween, Tammie!
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Good morning dear Tammie
ReplyDeleteLove this painting too and more the eggs on hair hair!!!!You have every time great ispirations and ideas-)))
Hugs and a bid smile
Christa
This is just so beautiful, love the blue details! In love with this image! <3
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Love the delicate leaves surrounding her. Thnx so much for sharing the story behind Halloween! very interesting!
ReplyDeleteI discover your blog that I like so much! adventures and very beautiful photographs, great work !
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Do not hesitate to visit to me over my blogs, thank you at you, have a nice day!
Cath.
What a gorgeous painting you did and great exploration about samhain...love it! It is so funny, yesterday I painted a very similar painting with a girl with hair out of branches with blue birds in it...leaning on a poetry from Edna St. Vincent Millay - What lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why...wish I could add my photo here ;) hugs ♥ Conny
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Oh wow I never knew any of those things before reading your post! Very interesting- thanks for sharing. Hope you had a good Halloween and beautiful painting as always.
ReplyDeleteMost of what I know about this holiday comes from reading novels set in times that celebrated it. It certainly does have a certain power.
ReplyDeleteLovely painting!