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Days of the Dead
Today is Samhain, the first day of winter in Celtic reckoning and the ancient predecessor to Halloween. It also corresponds with the Mexican Day of the Dead, the Catholic All Saints’ Day, and so-called “Mischief Night.” In virtually all of these case, October 31 and November 1 are recognized as days for honoring the dead and considering mortality.As we are wont to do we’ve gathered a large amount of content, both from our own website and others to keep you entertained this most holy of days. We hope you enjoy!
--Aryós Héngwis
Samhain / Halloween Posts:
- The Cunning Wife. “Ancestors at the Hearth”
- Joanna van der Hoeven. “Ancient and Modern”
- Steven Posch. “Did Ancient Indo-Europeans Celebrate Samhain 6000 Years Ago?“
- Colleen DuVall. “Embracing Your Inner Witch”
- Deborah Blake. “Fall Cleaning for Samhain”
- Judith Shaw. “Fand, a Shapeshifting Goddess for Samhain”
- Steven Posch. “Happy Summersend”
- Steven Posch. “Laying Down the Horn”
- Diotima. “How To Talk with Your Ancestors at Samhain”
- We’Moon. “Samhain”
- Gud diZerega. “Samhain 2017″
- Jude Lally. “Samhain Divination”
- Jennifer Miller. “Samhain in the South”
- Suzanne Tidewater. “Samhain Reflection”
- The Cunning Wife. “Soul Cakes”
Autumn Posts:
- Deborah Castellano. “Autumnal Tasseomancy”
- Tasha Halpert. “Autumn Hoard”
- Diotima. “Awakening with Sleeping Trees”
- Leni Hester. “Butterflies on Radar”
- The Cunning Wife. “Corn Dollies”
- We’Moon. “Fall Feelings”
- Nimue Brown. “For the Love of Leaves”
- Candise. “Grace, Air, and the Autumn Season”
- Eileen Troemel. “Harvesting”
- Tiffany Lazic. “Lakshmi’s Feet”
- Sandra Kynes. “The Magic of Autumn Leaves”
- Molly. “October Magic”
- Rachel Patterson. “Pumpkins”
- Steven Posch. “Spring Dreams”
- Bee Smith. “Squaring the Wheel of the Year”
Darkness Posts:
- Robin Fennelly. “The Beauty of a New Darkness”
- Danu Forest. “Gwyn ap Nudd”
- Rebecca Buchanan. “Morgan Elektra”
- Virginia Carper. “The Trickster and the Bringer of Death”
Death Posts:
- Rachel Patterson. “Cemeteries, Graveyards, and Churches”
- Steven Posch. “A Contract with Death”
- Steven Posch. “Do the Dead Still Speak with Us?”
- Sandra Kynes. “Flowers for the Dead”
- Eileen Troemel. “Honoring the Dead”
- Molly. “Saying Goodbye to My Grandmother”
- Steven Posch. “Who Are the Ancestors?”
Winter Posts:
- Tiffany Lazic. “Baba Yaga and the Gift of the Winter Hag”
- Tasha Halpert. “Tasha’s Astro Planner for November”
- Steven Posch. "Why the Oak King/Holly King Story Doesn't Work for Me"
Cool Stuff We Found:
- An Altar for Samhain
- Autumn in the Woods
- Crossing the River, Care-Giving
- From Beyond the Barrow
- The Dead Are with Us
- Halloween Dessert
- Halloween Is Here to Stay in New Zealand, So Embrace It
- Japan’s Infamous Halloween Trains
- Living with Corpses
- Missing Them, Remembering Them
- Of Moonlit Autumn Nights and a Goddess on a Swing
- One of 2017′s Best Games Is About Being a Mortician
- Plural Pines
- Possum in a Pumpkin
- Singaporeans, Malaysians Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival in Batam
- Top 10 Things to Know About the Day of the Dead
- We Dare You to Spend the Night with These 15 Haunted House Stories
- Winter Horse Festival to Promote History and Culture of Mongolia
Top image by Gunnar Creutz
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