I need ideas on how to include my family. I have a 7 year old, a 2 year old and a 6 month old and of course my husband. Any family friendly thoughts?
2006-09-21 15:31:38 · 7 answers · asked by moonfaery 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
You can get ideas by searching the web:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samhain
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2005-18,GGLD:en&q=Samhain
http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=samhain+rituals&rs=1&fr2=rs-top&prssweb=Search&ei=UTF-8&meta=vl%3Dlang_en&_adv_prop=web&fl=1&vl=lang_en&fr=slv8-
And remember that this is a day to honor dead ancestors. It's like Mexico's Day of the Dead and Memorial Day in the US.
2006-09-21 15:58:56 · answer #1 · answered by x_southernbelle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From Llewellyn's Witches' Calendar: Light a fire in a cauldron, or on a hearth. Gather the seeds from your jack-o-lantern, or buy pumpkin seeds. Charge the seeds with the power to help you release the past. As you toss seeds into the fire, name those things/events/memories that no longer serve you, so that you may walk into the coming year free and unburdened. As an alternative, release the seeds into a running stream, so that the cleansing power of water will carry away the past.
2006-09-21 19:47:46 · answer #2 · answered by galaxiquestar 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have a bon fire to honor the god, carve pumpkins to keep away evil sprits, put out food and sweets for freinds and family not of this world. sings songs, and read some stories about the god and his rebirth that will be coming soon. Reflect on the things you have done over the past year, and make some goals that you would like to accomplish. Remember to honor the god and goddess, not candy and greed.
Blessed Be ~~~~)O(
2006-09-21 15:52:47 · answer #3 · answered by paganrosemama 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
have everyone controbute to dinner(feast)
get teh kids to help you bake a cake or pie, and possibly pick a historic or traditional food, and use the experience to teach them how it was done before you had a stove and got to buy the ingriedents at the store. have a small ritual of thanks and go tirck or treating with them, after all celebration is about fun is it not.
2006-09-21 16:54:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
we write bad habits on stones with pencil and throw them into river or stream. The water wisks away the bad habits so we can start again.
2006-09-24 15:04:59 · answer #5 · answered by PrincessJesci 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get them to help making cookies or decorating. Whatever you decide, simply include them and make it a family activity.
2006-09-22 04:48:52 · answer #6 · answered by IndyT- For Da Ben Dan 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Here is something cute: http://www.unhinderedliving.com/oursamhain.html
2006-09-22 01:46:45 · answer #7 · answered by KathyS 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋