TrueMasery
Hope you know, I wasn't trying to correct you.
Sorry; I get defensive and thrown into attack mode - my bad.
TrueMasery
Just add to the discussion. Here is a great article on Samhain if anyone is interested. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/7280/
For anything called "Samhain", I'd still go with the Celts for info.
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"Our" meaning the people who are able to attend.
Good. I don't like groups who want to "honor my ancestors" etc. Its on the same lines of people who want to pray to YHVG for me for whatever reason unless I say they can.
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Why we release things at Halloween/Samhain. It follows the concept that each holiday effects our inner realities as well. Especially at Samhain when the veil between worlds is thinner. Death is a transformation in our views, not necessarily an end. So as we celebrate the event of death during this turn of the seasonal wheel, we reflect on the releasing of old habits and ways of thought. Hope that answered your question.
I like the idea of transitional/reflective holidays - but then again, I thrive off of introspection
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I love pumpkin seeds, too. What is your favorite holliday?
CHRISTMAS!!
heart Presents, feasting, family... Some people I only ever see at Christmas.
Thanksgiving is great too, but some years we don't do anything...
sad