Samhain's a comin'!

I know everybody celebrates holidays differently, and I'd be interested to hear how everyone celebrates Samhain, since it's coming up.

I'm the only Wiccan in my family, so celebrating with the family's out of the question, sadly. However, I have a family album that I'm always sure to flip through, remembering the loved ones I've lost and give thanks for having them with me once again on that special day. Also, I'm a real animal lover, and am always sure to leave past pets a little treat on the porch. Then, if I'm able to, I have a small circle with one of my friends (who I've been practicing with for a long time) to celebrate a bit more.

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Gah, it's only the 5th! I can't wait a whole month, I'm too excited!

HeronW said:

No Halloween in Israel but the kids dress up in spring for Purim. I think it's rather neat being this close to Isis and Bastet's pied a terre :} If there's no rain my partner and I may go across the park to the gazebo for a midnight celebration, just us, the dog walkers and the stray cats, oh and cakes 'n ale stuff too.

Not a whole lot of pagans here that I know of but he reverence for certain places transcends named religions.

Going to the Dead Sea was familiar, and last time I was there was 5000 years ago--it was bigger. Masada on the edge of the Dead Sea is a holy site by the peace I felt there, despite the tragedy.

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I've never heard of Purim before. COuld you elaborate more?

I would love to go to the Dead Sea! So lucky!

Happy Samhain, all