Samhain
Name: Samhain
Date(s): October 31 (Northern Hemisphere) or April 30 (Southern Hemisphere)
Moon: Blood Moon
Symbols: Balefires, Candles in the Window, Cauldrons, Brooms, Pumpkins, Cats, Bats and Dogs, Jack-o-lantern, Photos of Deceased Loved Ones, Apples, Fall Leaves, Autumn Flowers, Squashes
Deities: Crone aspect of the Goddess, Dark Lord aspect of the God, Hecate, Cerridwen, Cernunnos, Osiris,
Colors: Black, Red, Orange
Foods: Apples, Corn, Nuts, Cider, Mulled wine, Pumpkin Dishes, Beer, Muffins, Herbal teas, Pomegranates, Squash
Herbs: Thistle, Chrysanthemum, Broom, Oak Leaves, Ferns, Mandrake, Mint, Deadly Nightshade, Mugwort, Sage, Rosemary (for remembrance of our ancestors)
Incense: Apple, Nutmeg, Sage, Mint, Myrrh, Patchouli
Gemstones: Black Obsidian, Snowflake Obsidian, Onyx, Carnelian
Focus: This is the beginning and end of the Pagan year. At this time we reflect on what has gone by in the year past. One cannot (or at least should not) allow the Wheel of the Year to turn without some kind of examination of what has occurred. We try and take stock of our actions and find ways to live better lives in the year that is to come.
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