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The Celebration of Samhain

Samhain or Sam Hain is a pagan celebration for the harvest in the fall. It also represents the Celtic New Year. Samhain is the Celtic-Gaelic word meaning summers-end. Contrary to popular belief, it is not...

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Lammas, the End of Summer

The summer holiday of Lammas, also called Lughnasadh, is one of the major Sabbats of the year and takes place from sundown on July 31st into the day of August 1st.

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Why We Carve Pumpkins At Halloween

Why do we carve scary faces into pumpkins at Halloween and call them Jack-O-Lanterns anyway? The reason stretches back into the mists of time to the ancient Celtic religion. Before it was Halloween,...

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Valentine's Day, a Christian Holiday or a Pagan Celebration?

  Who is this mysterious martyr whom the Catholic Church has recognized as a saint? There were numerous people named Valentine around the same time, 269 A.D., said to have been the elusive St. Valentine....

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Pagan Festivals in the USA

Here is a brief list of the biggest Pagan festivals in the USA.

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