Samhain and Beltane are part of the Wheel of the Year, an annual cycle of eight seasonal festivals observed in Paganism (a "polytheistic or pantheistic nature-worshipping religion", says the Pagan ...

Samhain or Samhuinn, pronounced sow-wen, is the pagan precursor to Halloween, a festival honoring the end of the harvest, the onset of winter and the beginning of the “dark half” of the Celtic ...

The ancient festival of Samhain paved the way for what we know today as Halloween. Here are some Celtic blessings to mark the Samhain season.

Samhain is the third and final harvest festival of the pagan Wheel of the Year, as the holiday calendar is known in many Earth-based religions.

Long before it was a sugary moviefest, the Halloween we know was called Samhain. The Celts of ancient Ireland believed Samhain was a night when the barrier between worlds was thin, the dead could ...

Sometimes called the “Pagan version of Halloween,” Samhain is a time to soothe and be soothed by the “unquiet spirits” of ancestors past.

"It's the first mass gathering for Samhain we've had in three years. It will be really special," said Wilbur, who discovered witchcraft at age 9, when she began practicing in secret. Samhain ...

What Is the Difference Between Samhain and Beltane? Samhain and Beltane are basically opposites of one another. Beltane celebrates warmth, flowers, greenery and new life with the start of summer.

Samhain is a 2,000-year-old pagan festival held each year on October 31 and November 1. It marked the start of the dark half of the year where the veil between worlds was said to be thinner.

Samhain is a Pagan religious holiday celebrating the harvest and bringing in the dark part of the year.

Samhain rituals, traditionally celebrated at the end of the Celtic calendar to welcome in the harvest and honor ancestors, extoll the deeds of virtuous spirits and protect against the evil ones, ...

In September 2015, a rumor started circulating via Twitter that the Halloween celebrated on Oct. 31, 2015, would be the 666th such event in history. If we assume that Halloween celebrations are ...