Samhain
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Samhain is an ancient Celtic festival marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter, traditionally associated with the thinning of the veil between the living and the dead.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Celtic festival
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fire festival ⓘ harvest festival ⓘ pagan festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
ancestors
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ancient Celts NERFINISHED ⓘ bonfires ⓘ divination ⓘ fairies ⓘ feasting ⓘ liminality ⓘ mumming and guising ⓘ otherworld ⓘ protective rituals ⓘ spirits of the dead ⓘ supernatural beings ⓘ thinning of the veil between living and dead ⓘ |
| calendarRole | Celtic new year in some traditions ⓘ |
| cosmologicalBelief | boundary between worlds is weaker ⓘ |
| culture | Celtic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
All Hallows’ Eve customs
ⓘ
modern Halloween ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Old Irish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marking |
beginning of winter
ⓘ
end of the harvest season ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | summer’s end ⓘ |
| modernRevival |
Neopaganism
NERFINISHED
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Wicca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Celtic reconstructionist Pagans
NERFINISHED
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Wiccans NERFINISHED ⓘ modern Pagans ⓘ |
| region |
Brittany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gaul NERFINISHED ⓘ Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Isle of Man NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Beltane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imbolc NERFINISHED ⓘ Lughnasadh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | pre-Christian Celtic religion ⓘ |
| ritualElement |
divination games
ⓘ
extinguishing and relighting household hearths ⓘ lighting of communal fires ⓘ offerings of food and drink ⓘ setting places at table for the dead ⓘ wearing disguises or masks ⓘ |
| season |
autumn
ⓘ
winter ⓘ |
| time |
around 31 October
ⓘ
between 31 October and 1 November ⓘ |
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