We honor Samhain for the special Pagan day that it is.
Samhain is a Pagan religious festival originating from the ancient Celtic, usually celebrated from October 31 to November 1 to welcome in the harvest and usher in “the dark half of the year.
Pagans generally believe that the barriers between the physical world and the spirit world break down during Samhain, allowing more interaction with the “living.”
Having said that, we also love the season of Halloween.
We love Halloween for all the obvious reasons that both Pagans and non Pagans celebrate.
We love it because it brings the best out of us.
On Halloween you don’t have to wear the emotional mask one many people put on for other holidays.
Samhain and Halloween are meaningful holidays for Pagan families and it's also a just lot of fun.
Just because you’re Pagan, doesn’t mean that Samhain has to be solemn.
All the fun of costumes and trick-or-treating are a big part of Samhain tradition.
It's a great family activity to learn the meaning behind the masks, including the more somber aspects of the holiday, along with the fun, food and games.
This is a time for families to join together and celebrate with respect, having fun at the same time.
Together, families can watch scary movies, set up and decorate your family’s shrine along with the Halloween decorations.
For us, it's less about formality and more about being yourself and creating great memories.
For all the people who love corn mazes, pumpkin carving, cheesy horror movies, fake cobwebs, and the endless supply of cupcakes, we are among and with you.
Halloween, with all its tacky, silly goulishness, is the best holiday. We salute the people who love it, we have something very much in common with you.
This is our only holiday with Pagan roots that still remains a non-Christian holiday.
Even though Christmas and Easter have Pagan roots, the Church took them over long ago.
Halloween is different.
They tried to take it over too by declaring All Saints Day but somehow they were never really able to erase Halloween’s Pagan roots.
Could it be that in the deep recesses of our minds, we didn't want to let go of the real meaning of Samhain and Halloween?
