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
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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!
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