Samhain Or, As It Is Called, Halloween Is Upon Us! It's That Time Of Year! Blessed Be!
Posted by kennc at 15:07, 29 Oct 2005How do you celebrate Samhaim/Halloween? What is it to you? Just another day? A special day? A Holy day? Let's talk about it!
The links below explain it from different perspectives.
http://theholidayspot.com/halloween/hist...
http://paganwiccan.about.com/gi/dynamic/...
http://paganwiccan.about.com/cs/aboutsam...
http://www.jeremiahproject.com/culture/h...
What do you think?
kennc
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2 March 2005
5 years 18 weeks
http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/h...
Guys (Non-Gender)
To really enjoy Ghost Stories, as everyone on TDG knows, you need the proper atmosphere! You need dark stormy nights when the wind is howling, the rain is pouring down, the thunder is loud, and you are home alone! So, remember to bookmark this link, so that, you can read the stories the way they should be read when the atmosphere is right!
kennc
1 May 2004
3 years 50 weeks
Dear kennc, Here is a link to Cherokee Theory of Disease - Animals, Ghosts and Witches http://www.sacred-texts.com/nam/cher/sfo... it's not a spooky ghost tale but instead shows some history of native peoples belief system. Happy Halloween! Love, Pam -----------------------------Truth is stranger than fiction.
2 March 2005
5 years 18 weeks
plw12752anderson
I was hopeing that TDG members would add tradions and links! Your link is very interesting and educational! The Cherokee are a great people!
kennc
9 August 2005
4 years 34 weeks
We have possibly the best Halloween/Samhain time ever here in Roslin.
Samhain is a special time in Scotland- in a dark, damp season when summer has ended and harvests are in, a celebration which brings together community with parties, fires, pranks, dressing up and feasting is a welcome thing. There is also a firm belief by many folk that at this time of year, and during the next few days and nights in particular, something quite mystical happens- barriers between worlds become vague and can be crossed... people, animals, even objects, directions and places are not as they seem... order becomes chaos, clarity blurs, and there`s a feeling of dis-orientation..
In Roslin though all of this could of course be explained by the fact that the local pub is selling Belhaven Best (beer) at only £1.50 a pint..
I`ve a lovely big fire roaring in the hearth, the village has it`s annual Halloween party for the kids today, and there`s lots of parties, costumes and silliness for the next few nights.
My 3 year old, on seeing his friend dressed in a pumpkin costume and after becoming slightly confused as to the relevance of dressing up as a huge vegetable, has decided that he wants to dress as a giant parsnip for the party.
http://www.thehalloweenbook.com/extracts...
2 March 2005
5 years 18 weeks
Rua
This link is great and educational! It sounds like you have a wonderful time in Roslin! In Japan the year end Shinto Traditions have elements that are similar; but, Samhain celebrations are private celebrations!
kennc
11 May 2004
51 weeks 6 days
I've had some great Samhains deep in the woods of Central Scotland with a bunch of like-minded folks. This year I am in the US but will still be celebrating the festival with friends and family and yes, I have a couple of bottles of Belhaven Best in the fridge!
Blessed Be,
Cernig, HP, Fearnan Ruadh covens.
1 May 2004
2 weeks 3 days
For anyone who may have missed it back in April, here's Cernig's blog, On Religion, Fundamentalism and Politics.
Kat
2 March 2005
5 years 18 weeks
Kat
This was very helpful this blog! Thank-you!
There is, however, one point. In the first link on Cernig's blog, which gives a ranking of religions by membership, both Tenrikyo and Shinto are listed. Shinto is native Japanese Religion and Tenrikyo is part of Shinto. Shinto is far more diverse than most people think and is really a confederation of native Japanese Religions!
kennc
30 October 2005
33 weeks 6 days
Samhain is my favourite festival out of the many I celebrate. Having lived in Edinburgh for many years before returning southward, I'm very familiar with Roslin and the beautiful glen there, the castle and the "chapel". Never been up there for Samhain though, It sounds very atmospheric. I can also recommend Belhaven Best :)
Anyway to stick with the thread, Roslin is famous for its Green Men, (and a particularly powerful genius locii symbol of my own), and the old poem of Sir Gawain & The Green Knight (written in about 1400 and famously edited by Tolkien) is probably an allegory of the death of the green of Summer and the equally short-lived triumph of the Winter. My Samhain rituals usually involve stone circles, but this year it can't be the case so it will have to be a more cosy indoor affair. It's a good time to remember those that have passed on this year, and clear out the things in one's life that aren't wanted in the year to come; the new year of course, in these terms, beginning 1st November(as does the similar Mexican Day of The Dead).
Green Man Music
http://www.green-man-music.co.uk/
2 March 2005
5 years 18 weeks
Anglocelt
The Mexican Day Of The Dead is similar and very interesting. Thank-you for the link! I agree about the poem. Have a Blessed Samhain!
kennc
9 August 2005
4 years 34 weeks
...the best bit of our Halloween party yesterday was when Aseem, aged 5, arrived with his homemade Divali pumpkin lantern!
2 March 2005
5 years 18 weeks
Rua
Children are important! I hope that Aseem had a good time!
kennc
2 March 2005
5 years 18 weeks
Guys (Non-Gender)
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/72...
http://www.neopagan.net/Halloween-Origin...
I think that these are two more interesting links!
What do you think?
kennc