Samhain's coming up! Anyone else getting psyched?

[LostinVA]

[ZombieNixon]

1. Ooh, yes!!

:bounce:

[RedStateShame]

2. So, Glen won't play with the Misfits again, but he'll do that crap again?

Ha ha, hee, I'm here to amuse myself, I'm afraid. :evilgrin:

[Dervill Crow]

3. You bet I am.

I'm dressing as a nun for Halloween at work.

Usually I'm a witch, but that's so predictable. ::::cackle::::

I love this time of year. My parents, who have passed over, seem to be with me much more than usual.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

4. Yep. I'm hoping it's less terrifying than last year's though.

I don't need to go through that again.

[LostinVA]

5. What happened?

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

6. Really bad trip.

[LostinVA]

7. Ah --

My group has an alcohol/drug ban during rituals... which is probably a really good idea around a bonfire.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

9. Yep, it probably is.

[LostinVA]

10. Because, if ANYONE fell into the fire, it would so be me

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

11. Spaz!

[Bridget Burke]

8. Ah, yes. Psilocybin & "Gris Gris".....

Dr John the Night Tripper's first LP. The first time I'd ever heard it.

The good old days!

[Reciprocity]

12. Merry Samhain y'all.

Samhain and the new Celtic year actually begin at dusk on October 31, the beginning of the Celtic day. Oidhche Shamhna, the Eve of Samhain, was the most important part of Samhain. Villagers gathered the best of the autumn harvest and slaughtered cattle for the feast. The focus of each village's festivities was a great bonfire. Villagers cast the bones of the slaughtered cattle upon the flames. (Our word bonfire comes from these "bone fires.") With the great bonfire roaring, the villagers extinguished all other fires. Each family then solemnly lit their hearth from the one great common flame, bonding all families of the village together.


I would love to do this, but my only Wicca friends are on the internet.

[LostinVA]

16. Check "Local Events" on Witchvox

I betcha there's something within driving distance. Also check your closest Unitarian Church.

[johnnie]

13. .

:woohoo:

[bikebloke]

14. Tha

...pronounced "ha".

Translated: yes

That's your Gaelic lesson for today.

[LostinVA]

15. Uisce Beatha

One of my fav Gaelic words

[greatauntoftriplets]

17. Yes, and for a very good reason....

It's my :loveya: 's birthday. :D

Now what to get the man who has everything?

[LostinVA]

18. MIne is very close -- November 2 -- All Soul's Day

[LibertyLover]

19. My favorite sabbat

This year my 4 year old daughter is dressing up as Cinderella. I'm not sure if I'll dress up to take her out trick-or-treating but if I do, it will be as Queen of the Night. Then I'll sit out front and give out candy for a couple of hours. Most of my neighbors will be out too, having cook-outs in their driveways, drinking adult beverages and having a good time. After the kidlet is in bed, I'll do a private circle of remembrance.

[elshiva]

20. I love Samhain/Halloween/All Saints Day/Day of the Dead!

WWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOO!

[smtpgirl]

21. A real pagan holiday

and my christian friends think it is the devil's holiday, little do they know it is the fall solstice.

I am going as a medusa for hallow'een

[u4ic]

22. Absolutely!!

:D

[Shine]

23. Yup!

our circle always does it up good. :thumbsup:

I'm also moving into bd season on my end, with both my kids' bd's around the corner. My dtr turns 10 on the 27th. Double Digits. And my son turns 13 on Nov. 13. His Golden Birthday.

Busy, busy, busy....!!!!

Happy Samhain to you, LostinVA! :hug: :hi: Blessed be.

[LostinVA]

25. You too, Shine!

[texanwitch]

24. I am but I have to work early voting so I am hoping we can close up

quickly.

I have a wedding to perform, they can't start without me.

[In_The_Wind]

26. I'm looking forward to it but I may be traveling again.

I should be somewhere in north Florida.

[In_The_Wind]

27. Dupe ~ Darned ghost was playing with my computer!

[anarch]

28. this is my favorite time of the year

so, yeah! :D

[hedgehog]

29. I alway make certain I have a lit Jack-o-lantern outside.

You never know who may be walking around on those nights when the doors between are all open! I'm serious about it, too