Halloween - Samhain
Traditionally observed on October 31. Cross-quarter day between the Autumn Equinox and the Winter Solstice. The Celtic name is pronounced approximately as "sah-wane".
Sometimes called the "Witches New Year" Samhain was the Celtic New Year festival. On this "day between the years" it is traditional to remember the Ancestors and those who have died.
This is the High Autumn time, when the Earth begins her fallow season, the season of rest and rejuvenation.
