[feast_advanced_jump_to] As October wanes and November approaches, we prepare to celebrate the pagan New Year, Samhain. Samhain is the ancient Celtic festival that marks the end of harvest and the ...

Folklorists believe that the traditions around Samhain and the Christian feast influenced each other as the years rolled on, and gradually, they became inextricably linked. The version of ...

In the Christian calendar, All Saints' Day – a feast day to remember the lives of the saints – was held on the same day as Samhain. This is how we ended up with the name Halloween. Similar to ...