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On Samhain

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"Sauin" is the name in (Manx) Gaelic of the festival marking "summer's end" and the start of the year's dark half, celebrated from dusk on 31 October to dusk on 1 November. In Gaelic and Irish, "Samhain" is a liminal time, marked by fire, and the crossing of thresholds. It is also the Irish and Scottish Gaelic name for the month of November itself. In Welsh, it represented the first night of winter and is the final of the three harvests (of nuts, following grains at Lammas and fruits at Mabon).

A beautiful seasonal quote from the inspiring Damh the Bard.

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