Samhain Activities
re-adaped by: Nyxks
Bob for Apples or other related fruit (pomegranates, etc)
Drink apple cider warmed and spiced with cinnamon to honour the dead. For adults Hard Apple Cider is an option
Bury an apple or pomegranate in the garden as food for spirits passing by on their way to be reborn.
Carve a jack-o-lantern.
Light a spirit candle. (This is a white candle anointed with patchouli oil.)
Say:
With this candle and by its light,
I welcome you spirits this Samhain night.”
Place it inside the jack-o’-lantern.
Set out a Supper for the Dead (known as a Mute Supper).
Have a New Years party to celebrate the turning of the Wheel!
Make a mask of your shadow self.
Make a besom, or witches broom.
Make a witches cord as an expression of what you hope to manifest in the year ahead.
Let this be the traditional time that you make candles for the coming year, infusing them with colour, power, herbs, and scent depending on its purpose. This is a great time to make your candle for the coming trun of the week, ready to be used.
Wear costumes that reflect what you hope or wish for in the upcoming year. Or just dress up becuase you can, and share in the fun of the season as best as your able.
Make resolutions, write them on a small piece of parchment, and burn in a candle flame, preferably a black votive candle within a cauldron on the altar. This is like New Year’s resolutions, as for many Samhain is the New Year.
Divination – Samhain is the beginning of the pagan year, divinations were done to see the future of the coming year. It is said that this is the time of the Crone and it is incumbent upon us to see whatever wisdom she is willing to part with on our behalf. Many types of divination are practiced for Samhain. Dark Mirrors – Fire or Water Scrying – Tarot cards – and of course the Crystal Ball.
Join in a Samhain Grab with your local or international pagan/wiccan friends and exchange items (stones, crystals, letters, etc).