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By Teresa Carbine
With Halloween coming up, now is the time to remember not just Halloween traditions, but others that occur around this time as well. October 31st to November 1st celebrates Samhain, a festival rooted in the Celtic calendar. It marks the year’s shift into darkness, something we’re all feeling now with the shorter days. Some traditions even refer to it as the Celtic New Year, as the sun transitions into a restful period.
What makes Samhain almost otherworldly, is (namely) its connection to the Otherworld, a realm celebrated for its beauty and spirits of deities.
Samhain is the night where the veils between worlds are the weakest, a time to honor those who have passed. Traditions surrounding the festival include bonfires, lanterns (the predecessor of pumpkin carving!), bobbing for apples, and a silent supper.
Bonfires are perhaps the most iconic Samhain tradition. On the night of October 31st, fires were lit to illuminate the path between our world and the Otherworld, offering both warmth and guidance to wandering spirits.
One of the most heartfelt Samhain customs is the Silent Supper, which is a meal shared in complete silence to honor loved ones who have passed.
A place is set at the table for the deceased, their favorite foods are prepared, and the room is decorated with photos, mementos, and music they once enjoyed. The living remain silent so that the spirits can join the feast in peace. At the meal’s end, words of gratitude and remembrance are offered before saying goodbye.
Samhain is a time of endings, but also of beginnings, the death of the year and the seed of the next. Each symbol, from fire and feast to harp and swan, speaks of connection: between life and death, mortal and divine, seen and unseen.
As the fires burn and the mists rise, we honor those who came before, listen to the whispers of the Otherworld, and prepare to step boldly into the dark, and knowing that, as always, the light will return, a sentiment greatly appreciated on my end after Daylight Savings.