Samhain: Pagan celebration honoring the dead (pronounced SOW-in) By Susan Fornoff , Chronicle Staff Writer Oct 29, 2008. Once a year, for the holiday of Samhain, Deborah Cooper, makes a martini ...

Samhain was the pivotal point of the Celtic Pagan new year, a time of rebirth – and death. "Pagans had three harvests: Lammas, harvest of the corn, on 1 August; the one of fruit and vegetables ...

Click here to read the full article. Celebrated from October 31 to November 1, Samhain was considered to be one of the most important ancient holidays in the Celtic and pagan traditions.

Traditional Pagan, Witchcraft or Wicca Festivals (Sabbats) Samhain, Oct. 31; Yule, Dec. 20-23 (winter solstice) Imbolc, Feb. 2; Ostara, March 20-23 (spring equinox) ...

On Samhain, González always hosts a small ritual for her Pagan students and participates in Samhain celebrations, either as an attendee or organizer.

Conclave of the Craft, a Columbia pagan society and church, is taking a more celebratory approach to Samhain, or Halloween for non-pagans, after nearly two years of COVID-19.

While many Valley residents will be using Halloween as an excuse to dress up in costume and eat candy, members of the Pagan community will gather today to celebrate Samhain (sa-win), the Celtic ...

There are a lot of misconceptions about the Pagan community out there," said Niki Kissell, who lives ... The Eight Sabbats Samhain (SOW-in), Oct. 31: Samhain - Hallowe'en ...

Although Oct. 31 is most commonly associated with Halloween, it is also the day when many Pagans celebrate the harvest holiday of Samhain. Samhain, sometimes considered the spiritual or Celtic new ...