2006-10-08 19:50:48 · 6 answers · asked by kncinbc 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Halloween
For Wiccans, Halloween represents the New Year, a time of reflection and celebration. New life is welcomed while the dead are remembered. It is believed that the veil between the spiritual and material worlds is the thinnest at this time of year.
Halloween is one of the eight Sabbats (or seasonal holidays) celebrated by Wiccans. Samhain, as Wiccans refer to it, symbolizes the transition or death of the elderly Great Horn God (not to be confused with the Christian idea of Satan), the male energy of the Divine. It also celebrates the aging Goddess, the female energy of the Divine.
2006-10-08 20:05:06 · answer #1 · answered by Twisted Maggie 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Wiccans And Halloween
2016-12-12 03:41:38 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll be brief: In the Wiccan tradition, Halloween, or All Hallow's Eve, is known as Samhain, and it is the religious new year. I can't speak for all Wiccans, but many that I know perform rituals to praise their ancestors who came before them; some try to make contact with them. Since this is the time when the conduits between the physical plane and the spiritual plane are strongest, one tradition I know of is to leave a plate of food at a table in front of an empty chair as an offering for an ancestor spirit to come join the celebration. Being with loved ones, past and present, is the main theme of the holiday, since many people believe that the way you begin the year is an indicator of how the rest of the year will go.
2016-03-17 04:21:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All Hallow's Eve, or Samhain, is the Feast of the Dead and the New Year. As such, Wiccans will often hold a lavish feast to usher in the new year and to celebrate those who have passed beyond. An extra place at table will be set for those who have passed in the last year. It is a time to be with friends and loved ones, to dress up, to play scrying games to foretell the future. Merry meet!
2006-10-08 23:58:23 · answer #4 · answered by trivimp 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
There can be a variety of ways, and they are very low key, so as not to attract the harassment of some Christians.
Ways include bonfire, orgies, camping, but the most important are good medicine or white magic ceremonies to ward off evil. Some even just go trick or treating, or really do it up on the treats and decorations at home.
2006-10-08 21:02:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
they dress like lawyers
2006-10-08 19:58:19 · answer #6 · answered by anissia 6 · 0⤊ 6⤋
whats that? wicked? wicc..ked
2006-10-08 19:53:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 6⤋