Samhain?

Thanks Jester_x and I was just wondering if there was anything special I had to do. I’ll do something like that. My Wiccan friend said make it as you will so I’ll do that. Thanks everyone.

underwaterophelia, I did not say that it was strictly a WICCAN holiday!!! Also, I just need to know about it. But thanks!

Oh & Blessed Samhain 1_~

First of all, Samhain is not a Wiccan holiday. Wiccans may celebrate it, but it’s not their holiday. The Wiccans didn’t come up with it, nor did they come up with any of its traditions.

You don’t have to do anything on Samhain. If you want to learn more about the sabbats, I suggest the book Sabbats by Edain McCoy.

HAPPY SAMAHAIN

In ancient times(& still carried over till today in some cases) the barriers between the living & non living world(or/& spirit & human, demon & human, the underworld & this world) were at their thinnest. Pumpkins were carved to scare malevolent spirits. Bonfires were lit to keep evil spirits at bay & to warm the good spirits before their journey to the underworld(since plants were rooted underground the ancients believed al life came from the underworld. When the plants withered, died, & went underground, they believed that the spirits were descending back to the underworld). They would also dress as skeletons, vampires, & other such whimsical creatures to either blend in with or scare away the spirits. Herbs were gathered around this time to decorate the house & used as decorations in the festivities of Samhain as well as to cast certain spells. During Samhain it was thought to be Pan’s(God/Spirit of the forest) birthday & the Goddess’ decent to the underworld(most commonly worship is the deity Diana). The ancients would hold certain gatherings to bid farewell to the warmth & honor the Goddess. They performed rituals to ensure that the warmth would be back the next year as well. Also(& most commonly known) it was witches’ new year.

Make a resalution, have a ritual, just have fun(& I don’t mean by doing anything stupid)