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Samhain, meaning “end of summer”  in Celtic, also referred to the month of November. It marked the close of the harvest season, the waning of the Sun, and the approach of winter’s darkness. It was both a festival of endings and the Celtic New Year. The night of October 31/November 1 was the night of the year that the veil was believed to be at its thinnest. Spirits, demons, and fairies could easily cross over. People wore costumes to hide or scare away the spirits, string ap