Happy Samhuinn folks

[skauwt]

Happy Halloween folks
i hope you have a great time at any parties you might be attending or if your taking children out round the doors
i wish you all a safe night
"watch out for those ghosties and keep yer eyes peeled for those folk with the look`a wet clay aboot they be the de`ils helpers"





Samhuinn is a modern retelling of an ancient story – the battle between light and dark, summer and winter.
The Green Man is starting to decay as the seasons draw colder. His darkness is arising, and it will manifest itself as the Horned God, King of the Winter. The two kings, and their forces of magical creatures, will do battle with fire, ritual and drums for the hand of the all powerful Goddess

[piperdbh]

Is that a rutabaga, or a variety of turnip I've never seen?

[NewEnglander]

Do folks back in Scotland celebrate much for Samhain or Hallowe'en? The American version of the holiday is all about candy and costumes. Do the old traditions remain over your way?

[skauwt]

Is that a rutabaga, or a variety of turnip I've never seen?

as far as im aware its just a common turnip well common here

Do folks back in Scotland celebrate much for Samhain or Hallowe'en? The American version of the holiday is all about candy and costumes. Do the old traditions remain over your way?

as far as im aware a few folks here and there think of it as it was in the past but its mostly the same as the american version......costumes and "trick or treating " round the local neighbour hood telling jokes and rhymes for treats and fruit
it can be rather tricky round some parts of Scotland mainly due to being so close to Guy Fawkes night you get the odd prankster throwing fireworks into the goodiebags of sweets that belong to the kids and well you can imagine how dodgy that can be

[sp00ky]

Do folks back in Scotland celebrate much for Samhain or Hallowe'en? The American version of the holiday is all about candy and costumes. Do the old traditions remain over your way?

The old ways are sill celebrated by some here in North America. also.

Tomorrow my family will be honoring and making offerings to the ancestors, and thanking the gods and goddesses for all that the circle of the year has provided.

Happy New Year to you and your kindred...

[Arlen]

It's a variety of turnip that we call a swede or just plain old turnip and gets called rutabaga in the states. (But the ones back in Scotland are considerably bigger.)

What the folk here in the states call turnips we call 'Really wee white turnips.'



Blessed Samhuinn to you all!

[starbkjrus]

It's a variety of turnip that we call a swede or just plain old turnip and gets called rutabaga in the states. (But the ones back in Scotland are considerably bigger.)

What the folk here in the states call turnips we call 'Really wee white turnips.'



Blessed Samhuinn to you all!

Neeps?

[long_hand]

Happy Samhain! I will celebrating tommorrow or Tuesday as well. Hail the Gods, love to the ancestors, peace to the fair folk. Noble is each.

[NewEnglander]

Happy Samhain! I will celebrating tommorrow or Tuesday as well. Hail the Gods, love to the ancestors, peace to the fair folk. Noble is each.

I didn't realize that Samhain was celebrated over several days. What's the story there?

[turpin]

I woke up yesterday to find that my wonderful, highly imaginative and intelligent daughter had cooked breakfast and set the table for six and was hosting departed relatives, as well as two former pets. She is very much into Wicca, and celebrates all the holidays in one way or another.