Συντάκτης: Pegky Dokou

Samhain (pronounced ‘sow’inn and means End of Summer) is held on October 31, the Christian eve of All Saints Day, and is the last of the three harvest festivals for pagans. The festival is celebrated in the northern hemisphere on November 1 but the festivities begin on the night of October 31 as in Celtic tradition the day began and ended with the setting of the sun. The festival marks the beginning of winter and is celebrated as the day of the dead. From the Neolithic Age, tombs were found which were constructed in such a way that at the…