The Bonfires of Samhain . . . #ireland #storytelling #samhain #history #tradition | Black Dragon Tavern

Halloween did not come from Samhain! #halloween #samhain #celtic | Inspiring Philosophy - Michael Jones

Halloween has its roots in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, a Gaelic word pronounced “SAH-win”, (apologies to any Gaelic speakers if I didn’t pronounce it well!) It’s an ancient pagan religious celebration to welcome the harvest at the end of summer and signifies the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead. In the past, communities would light huge bonfires to keep evil spirits at bay. In true Scottish tradition, scary faces were carved into neeps (turnips) to create lanter

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Samhain- the traditions of Halloween at National Museum of Ireland Country Life