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Instead of indulging in ritual speculation, I’m going to talk about the things we do know about Samain from medieval Irish and Continental Celtic texts. Samain, or Samhain as modern Irish has it, is pronounced, roughly, like the modern English noun sow followed by -in; sow-in, with th...
The night of April 30 in Germany marks Hexennacht, or “witches night.” In Germany it is celebrated to say good-bye to winter and welcome spring. What is the Beltane ritual? Beltane is a Celtic word which means 'fires of Bel' (Bel was a Celtic deity). It isa fire festival that ce...
It’s been a while boils and ghouls, but I’m back for a Samhain surprise. Whatever you’re doing, wherever you’re going, stay safe and stay away from stupid. Marginalisation is silent. It is invisible. It happens everywhere no matter the nationality or socioeconomic background. It is...
Day of the Dead, with its roots in the ancient Aztec culture, is celebrated in Mexico to pray for and remember departed family and friends. The festival ofSamhainupon which the modern Halloween is based, is where the dead are thought to return to the living, who offer them food and light...
What is the Wicca Religion? Wicca and witchcraft often go together, but they are not the same things. Wicca is a spiritual path one can practice without involving the use of magickal operations. One can pay reverence to the gods and goddess via ritual, but spellcasting, divination, and oth...
Glenn Danzig has fronted three noteworthy bands: The Misfits, Samhain and Danzig. Serving as the chief songwriter during his time in the Misfits, Danzig created horror punk and became one of punk’s defining icons. He furthered this and developed a bluesier style of singing as he ran through...
Historian Ronald Hutton, professor of history and author of “The Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain,” tells CNN Travel that Guy Fawkes Night’s endurance is in large part to do with its association with fire and light as well as the time of year in which ...