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  1. #TempleThursday: When #Conaire arrived at Da Derga’s hostel on the magical feast of #Samhain after breaking a series of sacred vows, he faced his doom within it. A hag came to him demanding entrance. When the king of Tara denied it, she stood on one leg like a crane and cursed him. Immediately, Conaire developed an all-consuming thirst, which no water from any source in #Ireland could quench, and died of it.
    Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`

  2. „All the ancient #Irish festivals were celebrated with fire. The sun was considered to bring great healing energy. Walking three times ‘sun wise’, or cor deiseil, around a fire represented the circling of the sun, and was a potent ritual invocation of the sun’s healing power. We know from the number of monuments which align with sunrise on a festival morning that this part of the day was greatly revered; no doubt feeling the full force of the rays of the rising sun, as well as being spiritually uplifting, was considered beneficial to one’s healing process.“
    Source: Ali Isaac #Celtic
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    RT @Selena_Fox
    Ways to celebrate #Samhain & #Celtic #NewYear - Big Blazing #Bonfire #Witchy #Druid #Wicca #NatureSpirituality #SamhainRitual. Pictured: #Pag
    twitter.com/Selena_Fox/status/

  3. BEWARE! Out of an abundance of caution, I carefully LOOKED at my spooky season haul of wonderfully dangerous red books only to discover that someone has laced them with refined-sugar logo-emblazoned corporate branding in the shape of innocent children's seasonal treats!

    #meme #beware #halloween #samhain #police #parents #panic #candy #caution #spookyseason #dangerousbooks #books #redbook #refinedsugar #corporatebranding #innocentchildren #seasonal #trickortreat