I work nights so I am not off for Samhain. What would still be a great way to celebrate it afterwards?
2007-10-26 08:50:37 · 15 answers · asked by Salix 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Well, I am taking my daughter trick or treating, then we will put candy on our alter for the wandering dead. I will put a candle in the window to help guide the spirits of loved ones home. I am going to place jack-o-lanterns on my porch to resemble protective spirits. I am going to a friends house for a besom making gathering, and baking pumpkin muffins. I will also light a candle and extiguish it to symbolize the dark half of the year and relight it to symbolize life. My version of a bonfire.
Merry Samhain to all!
2007-10-28 11:15:48 · answer #1 · answered by .:Tina ♥ marie:. 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This will be the first Samhain we've celebrated so we are going to do a ritual and honor our ancestors and probably light a candle for some much needed peace (family thing not world thing).
Im very much looking forward to it and I love some of the ideas being mentioned in this question too!
2007-10-26 09:01:48 · answer #2 · answered by ChaosNJoy 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
We are celebrating by having over a dozen or so of our pagan friends. We'll have ritual and then dessert since the ritual will be later in the evening. You could still do your celebration the next day after you get out of work. A lot of folks I know don't even hold ritual on the exact day. They shift it to the nearest Fri. or Sat. for convenience. We don't do that, but it's a personal choice. Remember the old holiday festivals usually lasted for several days(until all the food and alcohol was gone), so don't be afraid to honor your ancestors on the following day. Just be sure to honor them. I did the last two years and was rewarded by being offered a piece of my ancestors old estate at an amazing price. They really are out there paying attention and watching over you.
2007-10-30 01:40:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll celebrate Halloween by trick-or-treating with my grandson, decorating the house, watching horror movies, and maybe visiting a haunted attraction. Celebrating Samhain indicates that I really believe evil spirits roam the earth on October 31 and I have to wear a mask to disguise myself. That, I won't be doing.
2007-10-26 09:00:05 · answer #4 · answered by starfishltd 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I was going to go camping this weekend and celebrate...
But it's raining and I don't want to have to clean all my gear when I have no place to dry it. So, I'll celebrate at home, after I've gone to a friend's Halloween party. Proabably just a few token offerings to my ancestors and a small ritual.
2007-10-26 08:57:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am doing nothing. I'm not Pagan; therefore, the holiday really means nothing at all. In fact, I do my best not to celebrate it at all. I, like yourself, will be working that night. I'll probably be in the back kitchen listening to my iPod the whole time to ignore the yelling and the fussing of the workers around me. It makes for a much more peaceful shift.
2007-10-26 09:06:50 · answer #6 · answered by One Odd Duck 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
you could still have that silent supper honoring your ancestors when you get outta work. you could do a late night ritual under the stars and sky... divination maybe. you can do lots of stuff - knowing that this sabbat honors the last harvest and the coming of winter, what do you wanna do?
..you could carve a pumpkin and bless it for abundance in this time of death and decline.. just a thought ^.^
2007-10-26 08:57:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
listening to the complete cd catalog of the band Samhain
2007-10-26 08:58:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Oh! I love Samhain. One of the best punk bands of all time. It was Danzig's band between Misfits and Danzig. Good stuff.
Oh, and the celtic new year too.
2007-10-26 08:55:57 · answer #9 · answered by slushpile reader 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
i have a group ritual tomorrow night which i and the kids are looking forward to!
you could light some candles after work for your ancestors and enjoy the waning moon : )
2007-10-26 08:57:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋