Samhain is a pagan sabbat celebrated on October 31st (and sometimes November 1st) that originated from ancient Celtic harvest festivals. It honors the cycle of life and death and marks the end of the harvest season. As the veil between the worlds of the living and dead is thin on Samhain, it is a time associated with divination, honoring ancestors, and communicating with spirits. Modern Halloween traditions have been influenced by the Samhain celebration.
Samhain is a pagan sabbat celebrated on October 31st (and sometimes November 1st) that originated from ancient Celtic harvest festivals. It honors the cycle of life and death and marks the end of the harvest season. As the veil between the worlds of the living and dead is thin on Samhain, it is a time associated with divination, honoring ancestors, and communicating with spirits. Modern Halloween traditions have been influenced by the Samhain celebration.
Samhain is a pagan sabbat celebrated on October 31st (and sometimes November 1st) that originated from ancient Celtic harvest festivals. It honors the cycle of life and death and marks the end of the harvest season. As the veil between the worlds of the living and dead is thin on Samhain, it is a time associated with divination, honoring ancestors, and communicating with spirits. Modern Halloween traditions have been influenced by the Samhain celebration.
Samhain is a pagan sabbat celebrated on October 31st (and sometimes November 1st) that originated from ancient Celtic harvest festivals. It honors the cycle of life and death and marks the end of the harvest season. As the veil between the worlds of the living and dead is thin on Samhain, it is a time associated with divination, honoring ancestors, and communicating with spirits. Modern Halloween traditions have been influenced by the Samhain celebration.
“In popular culture for at least the last five or six hundred years, the night of October 31 has been, of all the Pagan sabbats, the one most closely identified with witches and witchcraft. The most prevalent symbol of modern-day Halloween (Samhain) is a witch with a black pointy hat and a cauldron.”
-Llewellyn’s 2021 Sabbats Almanac by Suzanne Ress, Laura Tempest
Zakroff, Jason Mankey, and Kerri Connor WHO IS SAMHAIN? Is Samhain named after a deity? WHO IS SAMHAIN? There is a common belief that Samhain is named after the Celtic god of death. This is not the case, as there are actually four Celtic deities that relate to death: � Ceridwen � (The) Crone � Macha � White Lady WHO IS SAMHAIN? Samhain is actually named after the Gaelic word, samhuin. This word either means, “the end of summer” or “the beginning of the Underworld”. The meaning of the word samhuin is debated. WHAT IS SAMHAIN? And its most well known connection to another holiday. WHAT IS SAMHAIN? There are three things that Samhain is well known for. During Samhain many celebrate one, some, or all of the following: 1. Cycles (life and death) 2. Divination (as the veil between the mortal and spirit world is most thin at this time) 3. Final harvests, as this sabbat is the third festival sabbat out of three WHAT IS SAMHAIN? Like most (but not all) sabbats, there is a more mainstream holiday associated with Samhain. This is due to a lot of holidays being influenced by witchcraft sabbats.
Halloween is the mainstream holiday that came from Samhain.
This is the most well known sabbat/holiday connection. WHERE IS SAMHAIN? What is celebrated on the other half of the Earth? WHERE IS SAMHAIN? Whenever the Northern Hemisphere celebrates Samhain, Beltane is celebrated in the Southern Hemisphere. Vice versa is true. WHEN IS SAMHAIN? When is Samhain celebrated? WHEN IS SAMHAIN? In the Northern Hemisphere, Samhain is celebrated on October 31st (and sometimes November 1st, too).
For those who are more astrological, unfortunately, there is no
time in which a sign enters the sun to start the sabbat. However, Scorpio’s energies do radiate quite a lot on this day. WHY IS SAMHAIN? Why is Samhain celebrated? WHY IS SAMHAIN? Samhain celebrates the cycle of life and death. Many honor the death of their loved one(s). They do this in many ways (we will expound upon this further into the lesson).
Some people will even attempt to communicate to their loved
one(s) on this day, and it’s a good day to do so. As stated previously, this is due to the thin veil. HOW IS SAMHAIN? How is Samhain celebrated. HOW IS SAMHAIN? Here are some ways you can celebrate Samhain: � Make soul cakes � Make anything with pumpkin in it � Host a mock dinner/dumb supper � Visit graves � Anything ancestor related � Communication with any spirits � Carve pumpkins HOW IS SAMHAIN? Here are some things to help you decorate your house and/or altar: � Animals � Pumpkins � Anything related to Halloween, really � Pictures of ancestors � Items relating to ancestors � Colors: orange and black HOW IS SAMHAIN? Here are some spells that will be extra potent during this sabbat: � Divination � Specifically scrying � Letting go spells � Memory spells ALTAR EXAMPLES ANY QUESTION Feel free to @ me in the class chat, DM me, or comment on