[feast_advanced_jump_to] As October wanes and November approaches, we prepare to celebrate the pagan New Year, Samhain.

Pronounced ‘sow-en’, Samhain is a Gaelic holiday beckoning the ‘darker half’ of the year. It takes place on the evening of 31 October through to 1 November as the Celtic day begins and ...

Folklorists believe that the traditions around Samhain and the Christian feast influenced each other as the years rolled on, ...

In the Christian calendar, All Saints' Day – a feast day to remember the lives of the saints – was held on the same day as Samhain. This is how we ended up with the name Halloween. Similar to ...