Samhain's Shadow: Remembering the Sacred Origins of Halloween
Halloween’s roots reach far deeper than the modern traditions we celebrate today. What began as Samhain (pronounced Sow-in ), an ancient Celtic festival marking the end of harvest and the beginning of winter, evolved through generations of spiritual belief, superstition, and adaptation. Yet beneath the layers of history, its essence remains unchanged.....a time to honour death as a doorway, not an ending. Samhain was a liminal celebration, held when the veil between the worlds grew thin and...