[DOC] [TLE] Samhain - Wikipedia [PAR] Samhain is a Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season and the 
beginning of winter ... Similar festivals are held at the same time of year in other 
Celtic lands; for example the ... Samhain is believed to have Celtic pagan origins 
and there is evidence it has .... He follows the host through a portal into the 
Otherworld. [DOC] [TLE] Halloween - Wikipedia [PAR] Halloween or Hallowe'en also known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All 
Saints' Eve, is a celebration observed in a number of countries on 31 October, the 
eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day. It begins the three-day 
observance of Allhallowtide, the time in the liturgical ... Over time, (All) Hallow(s) 
E(v)en evolved into Hallowe'en. [DOC] [TLE] Celebrating Samhain - Circle Sanctuary [PAR] Originating in ancient Europe as a Celtic Fire festival, Samhain is now ... Others 
hold Samhain celebrations on the nearest weekend or on the Full or New Moon 
... Most Pagans in the southern hemisphere time their Samhain observances to ... 
For those who have lost loved ones in the past year, Samhain rituals can be an... [DOC] [TLE] How Did a Pagan Holiday Become a 'Christian' Celebration ... [PAR] Originally Halloween was a pagan festival oriented around fire, the dead and the 
powers of ... Posted on Oct 2, 2005 by Good News Estimated reading time: 3 
minutes ... a Christian celebration to the calendar on the same date as the 
Samhain [the ... Eventually these two holidays merged into the present 
observance on Nov. [DOC] [TLE] The History Of Samhain / Halloween - The Pagan's Path [PAR] Oct 17, 2004 ... As the pagan holiday of Samhain is on November 1st. ... The wearing of these 
costumes signified the release of these souls into the physical world. ... festivals 
and in particular one of their biggest Samhain the new years festival. ... The 
Evolution Of Halloween: "Trick-or-treating" is a modern tradition that... [DOC] [TLE] What is All Hallows Eve Traditions? - Sharefaith [PAR] Traditionally, All Hallows Eve is a vigil for the observance of All Saints Day and 
All ... Day in the early ninth century to specifically interact with the Celtic festival 
Of Samhain. ... carried over from these celebrations into the All Hallows Eve 
observance. ... This practice evolved during the Middle Ages, when beggars 
would travel... [DOC] [TLE] History: Halloween: Treat or Trick? - Vision [PAR] Each year on the evening of October 31, children don costumes and masks and 
go ... Today's observance, however, had its beginnings in a much more ancient ... 
held a fire festival called Samhain, or summer's end, to celebrate their new year, 
... Like all Celtic festivals, Samhain was celebrated on three levels: material,... [DOC] [TLE] BBC - Religions - Christianity: All Hallows' Eve [PAR] Oct 31, 2008 ... All Hallows' Eve falls on 31 October each year, and is the day before All ... 
traditions have evolved from an ancient Celtic festival called Samhain which was 
... "in an effort to supplant the Pagan holiday with a Christian observance". ... and 
adopted the Celtic new year festival, the eve and day of Samhain". [DOC] [TLE] Is Halloween Christian or Pagan? - The Skeptics Society & Skeptic ... [PAR] Oct 28, 2014 ... Kirk Cameron, former child actor and current fundamentalist Christian ... Instead, 
its roots go back to the pagan Celtic festival Samhain. ... Ireland, the United 
Kingdom and northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1. ... more 
informative about religious observances during Beltane, the festival... [DOC] [TLE] Celtic Myth and Moonlight || Holidays and Festivals [PAR] The Gaulish calendar appears to have divided the year into two halves: the 'dark' 
half, ... The celebration of New Year itself may have taken place during the 'three 
.... Celtic Reconstructionist Pagans tend to celebrate Samhain on the date of first 
..... The feast of All Saints, on its current date, is traced to the foundation by Pope
... [DOC] [TLE] We Call it Yule

Question: The pagan New Year festival of Samhain evolved into this current observance
Answer: Halloween