Tag: Ireland
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A History of Halloween from Celtic Times Though Modern Day
Ancient Origins Halloween’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom, and northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1. This day marked the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning…
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30 Days of Questions – Day 26
Well it is now Day 26 of the 30 Days of Questions and todays question is “If You Had free fights for a Year, Where would you Visit first?” Well as many people know me and have been reading my tweets and postings you will know that one of the places that one day both…
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Happy Imbolc Everyone
Well another Imbolc is here, and its time for celebrating the first Sabbath of this year (2004). The Sabbat of Imbolc is also sometimes known as The Fest of Bride or La Fheila Bride (“Law EYE-luh VREE-ja”) and is sacred to the Goddess Brigit (also called Brighid, Bride, Brigantina, Brigantia, Bridgit, Bridget, Brig, Brigentis, Brigidu,…