During this celebration the division between this world and the other world dissolved and the spirits roamed the earth. Nearly all of the Halloween rituals have their roots in Samhain. Mother wears green, child wears white, three candles are lit and a favorite nature poem or prayer is recited. May all those gathered here today help guide and love this child. The sky provides inspiration for the imagination and spirit.
Water has the power to cleanse and sustain.
The fiana developed a powerful relationship with the forest and the land. Joining the fiana was a choice. It was not based on ancestry. The fiana eventually became the appointed defenders of Ireland against foreign invaders. A fian, or feinid, must have an advanced liberal education and be versed in twelve traditional forms of poetry.