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A Happy Samhain to you, too, Sophia!

This was the last day of the Celtic year, when the villagers or clan would put to rest the spirits of those who had died during the year. When the Christian church took over these festivals, today became All Souls' Day, and Nov. 1, the first day of the Celtic year, became All Saints' Day.

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A Happy Samhain to you, too, Sophia!

This was the last day of the Celtic year, when the villagers would put to rest the spirits of those who had died during the year. When the Christian church took over these festivals, today became All Souls' Day, and Nov. 1, the first day of the Celtic year, became All Saints' Day.

 

Happy Samhain... and bless All Saints!

 

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By the way, the word is pronounced SAH-ween or SA-veen, depending on where you're from in the Gaelic world! :) The final n is close to the Spanish n tilde.

 

(So we have Obsession of the Day, Redhead of the Day, and now Language Lesson of the Day LOL--it's so educational, being on cerb :))

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