In pagan religions, this symbolizes the union of the Goddess and God, who share dominion over the seasons. All of existence is sacred. As the wheel of the seasons turns, witches around the world celebrate the process of life. Meeting in ritual circles, covens still gather on the night of October's full moon to honor the dead, to greet the Lord of Death who is also the Lord of Life, and to pay homage to the triple Goddess in her three aspects of maiden, Mother and Crone. Halloween is a time of retrospection, a time to look back at what has and has not been accomplished, and a time of introspection, to harmonize with the cycle of the year.
Samhain rituals vary, as the practice of the religion is highly diverse.
By one group, bread, wine and a candle might be placed on a small table, consecrated to providing nourishment for wandering spirits. A pomegranate or apple is sometimes used in the ceremony. Through you all passes out all of life, but through Me all may be bum again. Everything passes, changes. Know me, and be free of all feat.