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Saturday, October 27

SAMHAIN-Gaelic Halloween Festival
Time:
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Location:
Commons Room - Cathedral of Learning
Sponsored by:
Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs

Samhain (pronouced "Sah-win") is a Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter or the "darker half" of the year. Traditionally, it is celebrated from October 31 to November 1, as the Celtic day began and ended at sunset. It was a night when spirits could cross over, and later replaced with the Christian celebration All Sant's Day on November 1 (thus, October 31 was "All Hallows [Saints] Eve")

Samhain celebration of storytelling & turnip carving!!