Samhain: Happy New Year! - Natalie Harter

The ancient Celts regarded October 31, or Samhain (pronounced sow-when), as the beginning of the New Year. Now, why would this be so when days are still getting shorter, and the dark part of the year has not yet ended? The most likely reason is because this time of year had so much to do with death, and after death, there must always be rebirth. Samhain was the final harvest of the year—the meat harvest. The fields and plants had already been cleared ...

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