What the hell is Samhain?

[Parche]

:shrug:

Never heard of it

[BurtWorm]

1. It's part of the war on Halloween.

:patriot:

[Swede]

2. I think it goes with couscous.

Add a little feta,and you got something.

[MissMillie]

8. doesn't pretty much everything?

:hi:

[TK421]

3. You mean "who", but I think he's related to Samhill and Samwich

[Symarip]

4. Danzig's band after The Misfits.

Dude, get a clue.

[cwydro]

5. It's a day when the veil between the dead and the living is lifted...

must be how so many "dead" DUers are suddenly back amongst us:P

[rcrush]

6. I think the same guy texted me to

I think he's a terrorists!

[Critters2]

7. In what respect, Parche? nt

[davsand]

9. Samhain definition

According to the New Age Spirituality Dictionary:

Samhain

Sabbat held on the eve of November 1st, also called Halloween and celebrated by most people (religiously or not) on October 31. Pronounced Sow -wen


According to Dictionary.com:


Main Entry: Samhain1
Part of Speech: n
Definition: the first day of November, marking the beginning of winter and a new year for ancient Celts
Etymology: Irish


As per All words.com:

Samhain
proper noun
A holiday, falling on the night of the 31 of October to the 1 of November, celebrated by the ancient Celts as a festival marking the beginning of winter and the new year, on which it was believed that the dead could roam the earth.
(italbrac, Wicca) One of the eight Sabbat, Sabbats celebrated in Wicca.
Etymology: From Proto-Celtic sam ("summer") and fuin ("end"), thus "Summer's End"




Hope that helps!


Laura