Category: Samhain and Halloween

The Scottish Origins of Halloween

Oct 27, 2023 | Feasts, Quarter-days, Celebrations and the Celtic Calendar, Samhain and Halloween

Halloween began in the dawn of history as a Celtic harvest festival called Samhain (pronounced...

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Turning the Wheel of the Year

Sep 18, 2023 | Beltane, Calanais, Chambered cairn, Druids, Feasts, Quarter-days, Celebrations and the Celtic Calendar, Fire Festivals, Imbolc, Lughnasadh, Lunastral, Lammas, Maeshowe, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Orkney, Prehistory, Samhain and Halloween, Stenness, Stone Circle, Summer Solstice, Wheel of the Year, Winter Solstice

The turning of the wheel of the year is something which is always with us. At the summer solstice,...

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From Imbolc to Candlemas; From the Goddess Brìde to Saint Brigid.

Jan 30, 2023 | Beltane, Bride, Cailleach, Feasts, Quarter-days, Celebrations and the Celtic Calendar, Imbolc, Lughnasadh, Lunastral, Lammas, Myths and Legends, Samhain and Halloween, Summer Solstice, Wheel of the Year, Winter Solstice

Imbolc is a festival which pre-dates the arrival of Christianity in Scotland. The Coming of...

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Satanic Encounters in Scotland: Deals with the Deil

Oct 30, 2022 | Ardvreck Castle, Cailleach, Isobel Gowdie, Samhain and Halloween, Satanic Encounters, Tam Dalyell, The Wolf of Badenoch, Wizard of Gordonstoun

Satanic Encounters are a recurring theme in Scottish lore. Every notorious villain to grace the...

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Halloween Origins: Samhain and the Cailleach

Oct 30, 2019 | Beltane, Cailleach, Feasts, Quarter-days, Celebrations and the Celtic Calendar, Myths and Legends, Samhain and Halloween, Wheel of the Year

The origins of Halloween date back to an ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain (pronounced...

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