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Samhuinn

Samhuinn falls on the 31st of October and is a celebration of the end of the harvest season in Gaelic culture, generally regarded as 'The Celtic New Year'. The night of Samhuinn was considered to be a 'night of the dead', when the walls between reality and the spirit realm were particularly thin — leading to the Hallowe'en celebrations that we are familiar with today.

Groups involved in the Beltane Fire Society's Samhuinn event include:

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