https://ritualdust.com/tags/samhain/ Recent content in samhain on Ritual dust Hugo -- gohugo.io en-ca Sat, 17 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/folklore/festivals/samhain/ Sat, 17 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://ritualdust.com/folklore/festivals/samhain/ Samhain (which probably comes from the Old Irish samfuin, meaning “death of Summer”) is an ancient Celtic festival and celebration that takes place on October 31st in the northern hemisphere. Samhain is a feast that marks the end of the harvest and the beginning of the winter half of the year. Samhain is one of the fire festivals, at which large bonfires were (and sometimes are still) lit. Around them, great gatherings and feasts were held in celebration.