The Cailleach Beira (also called Beira, Queen of Winter; Cailleach; Cailleach Bheur; Muilearteach; Mala Liath; Gyre Carlin; the Bone Mother)
Name pronunciation: KAL-yakh BAY-rah (Cailleach = “KAL-yakh” with a guttural “kh”; Beira =...
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Halloween Origins: Samhain and the Cailleach
The origins of Halloween date back to an ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain (pronounced...
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