Shrine of the Earth Festivals

Samhain

Home
Guidelines/Bylaws
Join the Shrine
Samhain
Yule
Imbolc
Ostara
Bealteinne
Midsummer
Lughnassadh
Mabon
Favorite Links
Contact Me

Samhain (November 1)
The begining of the ancient Celtic liturgical year.
The festival of the dead.
It is a time to honor the spirit world.
It is also a festival of the end of the harvest.
Samhain is sacred to the Crone Goddess,
which is were the image of Halloween Witch comes from.

Symbols of Samhain:
The Jack"o"Lantern
The Witches Broom
Black cats
Cauldrens
Tools of Divination
Animal Bones
Pictures of Ancestors
Fall Crops like Pumkins, and Apples

Colors of Samhain - black, and orange.

Herbs, and flowers of Samhain - allspice, broom, comfry, dandelion, dragons blood, catnip, ferns, flax, hazel, heather, mandrake, mugwort, mullein, oak leave or acorn, pumkin, sage, straw, thistle, and wormwood.

Foods Of Samhain Some foods for Samhain - apples, beans, beets, bread, corn, cranberry muffins, gingerbread, grains, hazelnuts, and other nuts, meat dishes. pears, pork, pumkin, red foods, root crops, cider, mulled wine, and herbal teas.

copywrite © 2004 ladyshadowfeather
Shrine keeper Rev Gigi
First degree clergy Correllian Nativist Tradition