RE:ROOT

celtic Samhain

Samhain

How to Celebrate Samhain

In October death is all around us. All of life is withdrawing into itself. This is a time of rest and rejuvenation. The work of the year is almost complete. The wheel will soon turn. Samhain is both the ending and the beginning of the wheel. The Celts regarded Samhain eve like our New year …

How to Celebrate Samhain Read More »

Samhain

Knowing where you are going starts by knowing where you come from (The gift of Halloween and Samhain)

Way back in time, before Christianity took root in the Celtic lands, Halloween was celebrated as the festival of Samhain. Samhain was an incredibly potent time for our European ancestors. Not only was it the ending and the beginning of the Celtic year. They believed that at this point of transition in the year the …

Knowing where you are going starts by knowing where you come from (The gift of Halloween and Samhain) Read More »