Samhain
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- | '''Halloween''' is the [[eve]] of [[All Hallows' Day]]; [[31st October]]; celebrated (mostly in the [[United States]], [[Canada]], [[United Kingdom]] and [[Ireland]],) by [[children]] going [[door-to-door]] in [[costume]] and demanding [[candy]] with [[menace]]s. | + | |
- | ===See also=== | + | '''Samhain''' is a [[Gaels|Gaelic]] festival marking the end of the [[harvest]] season and beginning of winter or "[[Celtic calendar#Medieval Irish and Welsh calendars|darker-half]]" of the year. It is held on 1 November but with celebrations beginning on the evening of 31 October. |
- | *[[Halloween (1978 film)|''Halloween'' (1978 film)]] by John Carpenter | + | |
- | *[[Vintage Obscura Halloween Mix]] | + | ==See also== |
- | *[[All Hallows' Day]] | + | '''Holidays''' |
- | *[[trick-or-treat]] | + | * [[Bealtaine]] |
- | *[[Samhain]] | + | * [[Imbolc]] |
+ | * [[Lammas]] | ||
+ | * [[Lughnasadh]] | ||
+ | '''Calendars''' | ||
+ | * [[Celtic calendar]] | ||
+ | * [[Irish calendar]] | ||
+ | * [[Welsh Holidays]] | ||
+ | '''Early Irish literature''' | ||
+ | * ''[[Serglige Con Culainn]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Togail Bruidne Dá Derga]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Cath Maige Tuired]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Mesca Ulad]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Tochmarc Étaíne]]'' | ||
+ | * [[Christianisation of saints and feasts]] | ||
+ | * [[Irish mythology in popular culture#Samhain|Samhain in popular culture]] | ||
+ | *[[Diwali]] | ||
+ | *[[Kali Puja]] | ||
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Samhain is a Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season and beginning of winter or "darker-half" of the year. It is held on 1 November but with celebrations beginning on the evening of 31 October.
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See also
Holidays
Calendars
Early Irish literature
- Serglige Con Culainn
- Togail Bruidne Dá Derga
- Cath Maige Tuired
- Mesca Ulad
- Tochmarc Étaíne
- Christianisation of saints and feasts
- Samhain in popular culture
- Diwali
- Kali Puja
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