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www.celticspirit.org/samhain.htm
"Samhain marks one of the two great doorways of the Celtic year, for the Celts divided the year into two seasons: the light and the dark, at Beltane on May 1st and Samhain on November 1st. Some believe that Samhain was the more important festival, marking the beginning of a whole new cycle, just as the Celtic day began at night. For it was understood that in dark silence comes whisperings of new beginnings, the stirring of the seed below the ground. Whereas Beltane welcomes in the summer with joyous celebrations at dawn, the most magically potent time of this festival is November Eve, the night of October 31st, known today of course, as Halloween."
"Samhain marks one of the two great doorways of the Celtic year, for the Celts divided the year into two seasons: the light and the dark, at Beltane on May 1st and Samhain on November 1st. Some believe that Samhain was the more important festival, marking the beginning of a whole new cycle, just as the Celtic day began at night. For it was understood that in dark silence comes whisperings of new beginnings, the stirring of the seed below the ground. Whereas Beltane welcomes in the summer with joyous celebrations at dawn, the most magically potent time of this festival is November Eve, the night of October 31st, known today of course, as Halloween."
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Re: Page About Samhain ...
Sat, November 12, 2005 - 11:03 AMHi Eric..
imbolc and lugnnasa were the other two key celebrations that helped to create the wheel with four directions...and the cyclical 13 month calender.. then the solstices and equinoxs further created patterns and cycles within the year.. so in many respects there were eight seasons.. !! Halloween actually comes from the christian festival of All Hallows or all saints. curioso.
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Thu, January 4, 2007 - 7:25 PMTo empasize the importance of dark and light even the days were measured differantly amongst the early Celts. The beginning of each day was actually measured from sunset to sunrise instead of sunrise to sunset as we do. Basically the idea is that the day is born from the womb of night much as we all are born into the light of this world from the dark wombs of our mother's.
As for Hallowe'en coming from All Hallow's or All saints day if you are referring to the commercialized version of samhain then I'd agree with you. Considering that all of these days Christian or non-Christian come from the original holiday of Samhain.
