Places on the altar are set for the ancestors and the deities. When dinner is served, before any food is consumed the ancestors and the Gods are given their share. The dead are toasted, beginning with those whose names we do not know. Personal toasts are made around the table by each individual. Toasts are ended with the nameless again remembered.
Dinner is a party, with music and conversation.
After the feast, the table is cleared and the tools of divination are brought out, and those who wish to do so can give or receive readings for the coming year. When the divinations are done, the Samhain blessing is given. We thank the land spirits, the spirits of this place, and all the spirits of plants, animals and earth for coming among us in peace and blessing our rite. Walk in peace into the new year. We thank the ancestors and the spirits of our beloved dead for coming among us in peace and blessing our rite.