- Sacred Samhain
- Halloween
- Third Harvest
- Festival of Pomona
- Day of the Dead
- Feast of Spirits
- Witches’ New Year
- Samana
- Celtic Winter
- etc.
This is it – the big daddy, the most important of all Pagan holy days. Not to mention my favorite. While this day is of little astronomical significance, it is both Pagan New Year (for many sects) and the feast of the dead for several religions. On this day, the veils between worlds are thin, and we welcome our loved ones back from across the veil. Some may leave food out for them, others light lanterns to guide their loved ones home.
Wicca
The God has finally located the Goddess in her aspect as Persephone and kidnapped her, taking her to the Underworld. The world becomes barren – depending on the sect of Wicca, either this is because of the absence of the Persephone or because her Mother, Demeter, is distraught at her loss and is withholding fertility from the earth. Though she was kidnapped, Persephone’s union with the God is joyous and as equals – from this union will come the Child of Promise at Yule. From this we’re taught to remember that there is always life in death.
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