Tag: autumn
Honoring our Ancestors on Samhain
On Samhain, we honor ancestors for the gifts they gave us through their living and/or through their dying. Many spiritual traditions honor ancestors on particular days. In Mexico, families honor ancestors on the Day of the Dead, In Japan, Buddhists enjoy visiting deceased relatives during the Obon Festival. Hindus acknowledge ancestors during Pitru Paksha, a…
Samhain (Hallowe’en)
Here we are! I offer a small bowl of homemade squash soup with this… Another Turn of the Wheel. Samhain, pronounced “SahWn” is sometimes called Hallowe’en or All Hallows Eve. It is one of the major celebrations in Earth based spirituality, the old religion, and in Celtic spiritual traditions. Many feel the energetic shift at…
