Celtic Festivals; Samhain (Halloween) 31st October/1st November

A description and celebration of the Irish Celtic Festival of Samhain, with stories and tradtions and celtic harp music

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Education

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• Ireland
• irish
• Celts
• Celtic
• Festival
• Samhain
• Harp
• Halloween

[apclericus]

Irish Celtic Festival what about the rest of us Celts...?

[MaireMc]

@apclericus - merely from an Irish perspective my friend! :)

[danfan876]

so samhain and being a witch has to do with irish ppl?

great.....

[MaireMc]

Samhain is certainly a Celtic festival. Not so sure it was the origin of witches tho' :)

[danfan876]

oh well im not close to irish lol so i guess i cant celebrate it :(

[MaireMc]

Oh I know its not just Irish people who celebrate at that time of year.

[MikeyMcCrashCap]

Dear Tirbrath, and all my brothers in Ireland, Scotland, and England. We, the Celts, are the aboriginal people of the United Kingdom, and I believe, deep in my heart of hearts, that we are the salt of the earth, and shall remain alive forever, by the grace of God. I don't care if this sounds silly. This is truly how I feel, and how deeply I honor our Celtic kinship and our sacred ancestry.

[AvengingAngel1969]

I love Samhain and the coming of Autumn; I love how the leaves go lovely colours of golds; browns and crimsons; LOVELY season; Its The Fall in the US of A and i think thats a lovely word for it; Fitting;

[THEONLYJBB]

All cultures celebrate harvest time...in their own way, just as they celebrate spring, summer and winter.

[Bobilero1]

To be blunt, if the Wikings had ship's, which certainly they did. The religion before Christiandom, did come upon the shores of Ireland, as well as trade,

[Bobilero1]

@Bobilero1 It was not originated from Ireland is the point, but brought to the inhabitant's of Ireland, by visitor's.

[Bobilero1]

This festival was brought to Ireland from "Gaul" or the mainland of Europe, Recorded from the first writers, the Romans. The main detriment, of any civilization, is they have no written past. Germanic Tribes People.

[fyredog201]

Thanks for posting this It was certainly interesting and full of facts. I, myself am a peregrine Druid and as such am new to the lore and ritual of Samhain. Again thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.

[antares4s]

With the sort of script you are using it is sometimes difficult to read the entire text before it disappears off the screen. Recommend slowing down a bit.

[mjcamck]

Hello. I was in charge of researching Halloween's Celtic roots for a local community event. It was so interesting. Even so, I learned a few new facts watching this presentation. Thank you for posting. HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO ALL!

[allisonforfornsed]

@danfan876 again, Samhain is a CELTIC festival, celebrated by many celtic peoples all the way from Gaul to Ireland. the people of Scotland and (i think) Wales also celebrated it, probably others as well. best way to learn about this stuff is to learn about history from authorized sources.

[allisonforfornsed]

@danfan876 that's not true. Samhain is a celtic festival celebrated by many different Celtic nations and ADOPTED by wiccans (wicca is not celtic, nor is witchcraft "celtic" by definition, although there were certainly Celtic witches. they were not wiccans.)

[allisonforfornsed]

@MaireMc "witches"....depends on what witches you are talking about. "witchcraft" is simply a broad term that tends to refer to the practitioners of folk medicine, folk magic and folk religion of (usually) Europe. "Wicca" referring to mother goddess-worshipping pagans (and sometimes witches) who practice an ecclectic blend of world witchcraft, usually having its roots in mediterannean and near-eastern cultures but with mixes of material from Egypt, the Celts, and even Judaism.