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	Samhain
		With the rise of Christianity, Samhain was changed to Hallowmas, or All Saints' Day, to commemorate the souls of the blessed dead who had been canonized that year, so the night before became popularly known as Halloween, All Hallows Eve, or Hollantide.
		Personal prayers in the form of objects symbolizing the wishes of supplicants or ailments to be healed were cast into the fire, and at the end of the ceremonies, brands were lit from the great fire of Tara to re-kindle all the home fires of the tribe, as at Beltane.
		At Samhain, the apple harvest is in, and old hearthside games, such as apple-bobbing, called apple-dookin’ in Scotland, reflect the journey across water to obtain the magic apple.
	www.celticspirit.org /samhain.htm (1362 words)

	Halloween: The Fantasy and Folklore of All Hallows (The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress)
		The Celts believed that at the time of Samhain, more so than any other time of the year, the ghosts of the dead were able to mingle with the living, because at Samhain the souls of those who had died during the year traveled into the otherworld.
		Samhain became the Halloween we are familiar with when Christian missionaries attempted to change the religious practices of the Celtic people.
		Samhain, with its emphasis on the supernatural, was decidedly pagan.
	www.loc.gov /folklife/halloween.html (1322 words)

	Samhain - Halloween customs - rituals -traditions - Celtic Festivals
		Samhain, Midwinter Solstice, Imbolc, Spring/Vernal Equinox, Beltane, Midsummer solstice, Lammas and the Autumn Equinox
		Samhain is one of the four Celtic fire festivals marking the quarter points in the year - feasts were held and bonfires were lit throughout the countryside.
		Samhain is considered a time to eliminate weaknesses - our Celtic ancestors slaughtered weak animals that were not likely to survive the winter and their meat was salted and stored for the dark months, this has evolved into the custom of writing your own weaknesses onto a piece of paper then burning them.
	www.new-age.co.uk /celtic-festivals-samhain.htm (2251 words)

	Samhain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Samhain (IPA: [ˈsawənʲ]) is the word for November in Irish, and in Scottish Gaelic is spelt Samhuinn.
		Samhain Eve, in Irish and Scots Gaelic, Oidhche Shamhna, is one of the principal festivals of the Celtic calendar, and is thought to fall on or around the 31st of October.
		In parts of western Brittany Samhain is still heralded by the baking of kornigou, cakes baked in the shape of antlers to commemorate the god of winter shedding his "cuckold" horns as he returns to his kingdom in the Otherworld.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Samhain (1488 words)

	Samhain (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Samhain was a deathrock/Horror punk band formed by Glenn Danzig in 1983 as The Misfits were in major turmoil and close to disbanding.
		Samhain is the lesser known of Glenn Danzig's musical outlets, and catalogs the transitional period of his musical career, bridging the gap between the punk thrashing of The Misfits, and the dark, heavy metal sound of Danzig.
		Samhain was much darker than The Misfits, with lyrics rooted in the horrors of reality and the occult, as opposed to the sometimes cartoonish ghouls and ghosts of The Misfits.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Samhain_(band) (841 words)

	Samhain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Samhain Eve in Irish Oidhche Shamhna is one of the principal festivals of the Celtic calendar and is to fall on or around the 31st of October.
		Samhain is one of the eight solar or sabbats of Neopaganism.
		Samhain is also the name of a Glenn Danzig -fronted band that formed after the dissolution the Misfits.
	www.freeglossary.com /Samhain (902 words)

	Samhain: Tutte le informazioni su Samhain su Encyclopedia.it
		Samhain indica la stagione invernale per gli antichi Celti.
		Bealtaine, Lúnasa e Samhain sono tutt'ora i nomi di mesi di Maggio, Agosto and Novembre nella lingua irlandese.
		Quando i Romani entrarono in contatto coi Celti, identificarono Samhain con la loro festa dei morti (Lemuria) che era però celebrata nei giorni attorno al 13 maggio.
	www.encyclopedia.it /s/sa/samhain.html (631 words)

	Howstuffworks "How Halloween Works"
		At its heart, Samhain was an observance of all the important things that were happening during this change of seasons.
		Samhain also marked the final harvest of the year, an event commemorated by festivals in many cultures.
		Samhain marked the biggest turning point of the year -- a change in the weather as well as a shift in everybody's lives.
	people.howstuffworks.com /halloween2.htm (321 words)

	Halloween Search and Directory :: Samhain.com :: Halloween Lives Here - Samhain
		Samhain is the winter season of the ancient Celts.
		The Celts divided the year into four quarters: Samhain (winter), Imbolc (spring), Beltane (summer), and Lughnasadh (autumn).
		The Celtic year began in November, with Samhain...
	www.samhain.com (182 words)

	History of Clan Henderson
		Samhain, Gaelic for "summer's end," was the most important of the ancient Celtic feasts.
		Samhain and the new Celtic year actually begin at dusk on October 31, the beginning of the Celtic day.
		Bobbing for apples, another traditional Samhain pastime, was a reference to the Celtic Emhain Abhlach, "Paradise of Apples," where the dead, having eaten of the sacred fruit, enjoyed a blissful immortality.
	www.chebucto.ns.ca /Heritage/FSCNS/Scots_NS/Clans/Henderson/General/Celtic_NY.html (675 words)

	Byzant Scriptorium - The Festival of Samhain
		Samhain (pronounced "Sow-en") is the cross-quarter festival that marks the start of the winter quarter of the year and the end of the autumn quarter.
		Samhain is the time of the third and final harvest when, in earlier days, cattle were brought in from summer pastures.
		Samhain is a time for divination and honoring the dead, for the veil that divides the mundane and subtle realms is considered to be particularly insubstantial on this day.
	www.byzant.com /Mystical/Calendar/EightFestivals.aspx?festival=8 (364 words)

	Samhain at opensource encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Samhain is the winter season of the ancient Celts.
		Samhain is also known as Calan Gaeaf to the Welsh.
		Samhain Eve, in Irish, Oidhche Shamhna, is one of the principal festivals of the Celtic calendar, and is thought to fall on or around the 31st of October.
	www.wiki.tatet.com /Samhain.html (996 words)

	Samhain
		With the rise of Christianity, Samhain was changed to Hallowmas, or All Saints' Day, to commemorate the souls of the blessed dead who had been canonized that year, so the night before became popularly known as Halloween, All Hallows Eve, or Hollantide.
		The greatest assembly was the 'Feast of Tara,' focusing on the royal seat of the High King as the heart of the sacred land, the point of conception for the new year.
		At Samhain, the apple harvest is in, and old hearthside games, such as apple-bobbing, called apple-dookin’ in Scotland, reflect the journey across water to obtain the magic apple.
	www.chalicecentre.net /samhain.htm (1362 words)

	Samhain: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Imbolc is one of the eight solar holidays, festivals or sabbats of the neopaganismneopagan wheel of the year, with some origins in irish mythology and...
		The lord of misrule, known in scotland as the abbot of unreason and in france as the prince des sots was an officer appointed by lot at christmas...
		Samhain was a band formed by glenn danzig after his departure from the misfits....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sa/samhain.htm (2882 words)

	Samhain
		In Ireland the merriment at Samhain is often mentioned in the texts, and similar orgiastic rites lurk behind the Halloween customs in Scotland and in the license still permitted to youths in the quietest townships of the West Highlands at Samhain eve.
		Samhain, as has been seen, was also a festival of the dead, whose ghosts were fed at this time.
		Samhain may thus be regarded as, in origin, an old pastoral and agricultural festival, which in time came to be looked upon as affording assistance to the powers of growth in their conflict with the powers of blight.
	www.djmcadam.com /samhain.html (1599 words)

	The Zucchini Patch: Samhain
		Samhain is the night when the Old King dies, and the Crone Goddess mourns him greatly during the next six weeks.
		Samhain is the day on which the Celtic New Year and winter begin together, so it is a time for both beginnings and endings.
		Samhain is a day to commune with the dead and a celebration of the eternal cycle of reincarnation.
	www.mindmined.com /jessica/2005/10/samhain.html (1079 words)

	Samhain and Halloween (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Samhain is one of the 8 sabbats in paganism.
		Samhain dinner often consists of root and vine vegetables, such as pumpkins and other gourds, carrots, and potatoes, as well as red wine.
		Samhain was considered one of the four fire festivals of the Druids.
	www.starbreezes.com /11/samhain.html (568 words)

	Samhain - Biography - AOL Music
		Although Samhain was basically a solo vehicle for Danzig (he was the group's singer and songwriter, and also played an assortment of instruments on subsequent recordings -- guitar, bass, piano, drums, etc.), he was joined by a variety of musicians during their existence.
		The new lineup was supposed to issue a recording in 1988 (under the title of Samhain Grim), but the recording was ultimately shelved, as Danzig opted to change the name of the band to Danzig (Samhain Grim was eventually released two years later, retitled Final Descent).
		Samhain collected all four of their releases as well as a live disc that combined tracks from a 1985 show in New York City and a 1986 show in Chicago.
	music.aol.com /artist/samhain/5347/biography (507 words)

	The Wild Hunt Blog: A modern Pagan perspective
		Samhain is the start of winter and of the new year in the old Celtic calendar.
		Samhain was one of their principal fire festivals that marked the end of their year...
		While Samhain (and the phenomenon of death which it celebrated) was obviously the end of a cycle, it was more importantly the start of a new one.
	www.wildhunt.org /2006/10/blessed-samhain.html (810 words)

	Samhain Lore - ADF Neopagan Druidism
		In this aspect, Samhain is a holiday of Plenty and feasting, laying in a layer of fat before the winter, and gathering together for safety and protection.
		Samhain is also a time when the veil separating our world, the mortal realm, and the world of the Gods and spirits becomes thin.
		Samhain is the time when we connect with the vital forces of nature and make ourselves ready for the long descent into winter.
	www.adf.org /rituals/celtic/samhain/scg-samhain-99-lore.html (786 words)

	Samhain
		Samhain is the most magical night of the year.
		Samhain is the last of the three harvest Sabbats.
		Ritual fires of Samhain were lit at the fall of dusk on the sacred hilltops, of ancient times, for the protection of people and land and to guide the souls of the dead home to their kin.
	cottagesamhain2002.tripod.com /samhain/id1.html (1922 words)

	Samhain Ritual (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Samhain is pronounced as sow-in (in Ireland), sow-een (in Wales), and sav-en (in Scotland).
		Samhain symbolizes both the past and the future, illuminated by the cycle of the seasons, forever linked as steps on the journey we must all make.
		Samhain is also said to be the time when the veil between the living and te dead is thinnest, allowing us some communication with those who have departed.
	www.branwenscauldron.com /Samhain.html (1609 words)

	Samhain
		Samhain, (pronounced SOW-in, SAH-vin, or SAM-hayne) means "End of Summer", and is the third and final Harvest.
		Rather, Samhain simply refers to the feast that marks the end of the season of warmth and light and the beginning of the season of darkness--winter--the beginning of the New Year.
		Bonfires were lit, (originally called bone-fires, for after feasting, the bones were thrown in the fire as offerings for healthy and plentiful livestock in the New Year) names were caved into stones and thrown into the fire.
	spells-witchcraft.org /samhain.html (598 words)

	RealMagick Article: Samhain by Half Wolf
		Samhain (pronounced Sow-en), means "summer's end" and is the most important of the four Celtic Fire Festivals since it marks the new year.
		Samhain is seen as being a time when the dead have power over the living and walk amongst them with as this is a "day between times".
		All food left in the fields after Samhain was considered to have been "spat upon" or contaminated by the Puka - a warning that anything left unclaimed was the property of the sidhe.
	realmagick.com /articles/11/1811.html (1768 words)

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