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Happy New year Elne!
What is this holiday you speak of? New Years is January 1st.
Celtic New Year. Halloween is kind of like the Caltic version of New Years Eve
I thought Samhein was the same day as Halloween, October 31st. Maybe I need to brush up on my obscure Celtic Holidays. 
Bode - 100 Holy Paladin - Lightbringer
Happy Dia de los Muertes!
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
Samira wrote:
Happy Dia de los Muertes!
* Catholicism - Holy Day of Obligation All Saints Day. Holiday in France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Seychelles, Spain, Italy, Mexico, Lithuania, Portugal, Slovenia, The Philippines, Hungary and Croatia.
* Algeria - National day
* Lá Samhna the traditional first day of Winter in modern Ireland, see also Samhain
* Mexico - The Day of the Dead
* World Vegan Day
* Algeria - National day
* Lá Samhna the traditional first day of Winter in modern Ireland, see also Samhain
* Mexico - The Day of the Dead
* World Vegan Day
Bode - 100 Holy Paladin - Lightbringer
Pffttt... go back to Celticania or wherever if you want to observe your silly foreign holidays.
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
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Pffttt... go back to Celticania or wherever if you want to observe your silly foreign holidays.
But...but...who will tell us when Yahoo news tells them its a non-traditional holiday?
Who I ask you?!
Mistress Darkflame wrote:
Samira wrote:
Happy Dia de los Muertes!
Nope, it's today. All Saints and Dia de los Muertos are pretty much the same thing, since most of us treat our dead like saints, pray to them and the like.
I thought Samhain was the shortest night? Or is that the one after?
Edited, Tue Nov 1 11:52:55 2005 by Atomicflea
Too many things to consider, I will just go to work :P
Out here, where the celebrants of Dia de los Muertos are mainly Mexican and Central American nationals or immigrants, the celebration is actually two days. Today is the Dia de los Angelitos, the children. Tomorrow is for the grownups.
I like the festival, personally. It's one of the nicest ways of dealing with death I've seen.
I like the festival, personally. It's one of the nicest ways of dealing with death I've seen.
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
Mistress Darkflame wrote:
Too many things to consider, I will just go to work :P
Too bad with all those holidays floating around, we couldn't get a day off from work. But Veteran's Day and Thanksgiving are right around the corner.
The Glorious Atomicflea wrote:
Mistress Darkflame wrote:
Samira wrote:
Happy Dia de los Muertes!
Nope, it's today. All Saints and Dia de los Muertos are pretty much the same thing, since most of us treat our dead like saints, pray to them and the like.
I thought Samhain was the shortest night? Or is that the one after?
Edited, Tue Nov 1 11:52:55 2005 by Atomicflea
Nope the shortest night would be the summer solstice I believe.Samhein is the opposite of Beltaine, or May Day ( my birthday)
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Samhein is the celebration of the harvest for Druids. It is the original stem of the magic concept of Halloween. It's got nothing to do with a new year.
Samhien (Druids)>>Roman Celebration of the Goddess Cornoma(Or somthing very similar, not Ceres however)>>Christain all Saints Day to celebrate the souls of the dead. Children would go from house to house taking small cakes and in exchange promished to pray for the dead of that house. This was known as all Hallow's day, on Nov 1st. The trick or treating took place beforehand on Oct 31, All Hallows even, which was shortened to Hallow'een, and then Halloween.
There! Mini-history.
Samhien (Druids)>>Roman Celebration of the Goddess Cornoma(Or somthing very similar, not Ceres however)>>Christain all Saints Day to celebrate the souls of the dead. Children would go from house to house taking small cakes and in exchange promished to pray for the dead of that house. This was known as all Hallow's day, on Nov 1st. The trick or treating took place beforehand on Oct 31, All Hallows even, which was shortened to Hallow'een, and then Halloween.
There! Mini-history.
ahem
http://www.pumpkinnook.com/hween/origin.htm
http://dede.essortment.com/halloweenorigin_rdbt.htm
Id look up more for you, but I think you can google it yourself like a big girl.
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The origin of Halloween dates back 2000 years ago to the Celtic celebration of the dead. A Celtic festival was held on November 1, the first day of the celtic New Year
http://www.pumpkinnook.com/hween/origin.htm
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Popular beliefs trace this day to the Roman harvest festival of Pomona and to Druidism. The ancient Celts called this day Samhain (pronounced Sow-wan), which meant the end of summer (nowadays, with our year divided into four parts, it means the end of autumn), the beginning of winter, and the Celtic New year.
http://dede.essortment.com/halloweenorigin_rdbt.htm
Id look up more for you, but I think you can google it yourself like a big girl.
Thanks, DSD 
I'm still recovering from the festivities, I started on Friday with a win for the most creative costume. It's amazing how muggles react to Rennies in full garb. I used the horsehair flail on the judges. Was fun wearing my garb home on the bus.
Jonwin and I went to our favorite Irish Pub and once again was on the winning Trivia Contest team. We haven't had to paid for a meal there for the last few weeks. Well my father refused to let us use our winnings to paid for our meal Saturday, since Jonwin supplied the tickets to see King Lear. I'm going to have to come up with more reasons to take my father out on the town, if he wants to pay for meals.
My garb now has to be cleaned and repaired for next year's Ren Faire and Samhein.
I'm still recovering from the festivities, I started on Friday with a win for the most creative costume. It's amazing how muggles react to Rennies in full garb. I used the horsehair flail on the judges. Was fun wearing my garb home on the bus.
Jonwin and I went to our favorite Irish Pub and once again was on the winning Trivia Contest team. We haven't had to paid for a meal there for the last few weeks. Well my father refused to let us use our winnings to paid for our meal Saturday, since Jonwin supplied the tickets to see King Lear. I'm going to have to come up with more reasons to take my father out on the town, if he wants to pay for meals.
My garb now has to be cleaned and repaired for next year's Ren Faire and Samhein.
In the place of a Dark Lord you would have a Queen! Not dark but beautiful and terrible as the Morn! Treacherous as the Seas! Stronger than the foundations of the Earth! All shall love me and despair! -ElneClare
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