"Samhain ~ Oct 31 - Nov 1 / The Irish (Gaelic) name Samhain is from Old Irish means ""summer's end"" pronounced Sow-in Ireland, Sow-een Wales, Sav-en Scotland. It marked the end of the harvest, the end of the ""lighter half"" of the year and beginning of the ""darker half"". Samhain is the day on which the Celtic New Year and winter begin together, so it is a time for both beginnings and endings. It is a time to study the Dark Mysteries and honor the Dark Mother and the Dark Father, symbolized by the Crone and her aged Consort.  / by Lydia Moonlight"
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