What is the true meaning of Halloween? ?
Well… Yes and no. I mean, I do not celebrate Halloween, which is a pseudo-Christian event. But I do celebrate Samhain, which is the holy day from which Christians developed Halloween and All Saint’s Day to take the place of. For me, Samhain is the end of the old year and the start of the new, and is a time to remember those who we knew who have passed away in the past year, and also to shed my “old self” in favor of my “new self.” It’s a time for feasting and for singing and dancing, and a time to give thanks for the harvest and the bounty of the Earth. It’s also seen as a time when the veil between worlds is thin, and the spirits of the deceased can pass back into this world, which is why we honor their memories, and we serve a special plate from out feasting table with food for the spirits. It’s also why, as a matter of fact, people started dressing in costumes, to either confuse any harmful spirits, or to intimidate them.
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