samhain in English

noun
1
the first day of November, celebrated by the ancient Celts as a festival marking the beginning of winter.
The ancient Celtic festival of Samhain was celebrated in style last week in West Kerry when the Díseart Institute of Education and Celtic Culture held a special event to mark what was once the traditional welcoming of the New Year.

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1. Well, I hope you'll join us for Samhain tomorrow night.

2. The festival of Samhain is a celebration of the end of the harvest season in Gaelic culture .

3. The Bannocks prepared for the Samhain rituals are a good example of the symbolic role bannock bread played in proceedings

4. Samhain was a time used by the ancient pagans to take stock of supplies and prepare for winter .

5. Prepared in meditative silence, Samhain Bannocks were part of the display of hospitality shown to anyone dropping by during Halloween in Ireland

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