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The tradition originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts. In the eighth century, Pope Gregory III designated November 1 as a time to honour all saints.
Approximately three thousand years old, the Irish Samhain festival hails from the earliest days of the Celtic Iron Age and embodies features of prehistoric Celtic culture in the secular and sacred components of Samhain celebration.
Samhain was celebrated as "New Years" by the pre-Romanized Celts, and the festival is called ‘Witches' New Year’ by modern practitioners of the Old Religion. Samhain began the first month of the Celtic lunar calendar, with Birch month (Celtic/Gaelic Beith).
Halloween’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom and northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1.
origins | a mix of celtic and early christian Samhain, as most people understand, was one of the four great seasonal events celebrated by the pre-Christian inhabitants of this island (along...
23 Αυγ 2019 · This short audio delves in the captivating Irish figure of the Morrigan and the holiday of Samhain. This is part 2 in the series. (Taken from The Celtic Book of...
6 Απρ 2018 · Samhain (a Gaelic word pronounced “sow-win”) is a pagan religious festival originating from an ancient Celtic spiritual tradition. It is usually celebrated from October 31 to November 1...
