Samhain is the Celtic festival that was the ancestor of All Hallows Eve and today's Halloween. Read more here: http://www.cultureplanet.com/news2.htm

... a new section to the Origins of Halloween I wanted to share: http://www.magickalmind.com/halloween.htm Here are some excerpts on this topic of Origins of Halloween(Samhein): "But no matter what the theory, Samhein (Sow-en), Halloween, is said to be the time.... The Celts called the feast Samhain, which is the name that Wiccans call it today. Samhain was the new year to the Celts...

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