Re: Samhain Taliesin_2 shane@cais.com Wed Oct 7 23:04:55 1998 Searles wrote,*br*: This site appears to be based on modern Wiccan theology and *br*: mythology. It does not consider the tides of life that flow *br*: at Samhain, nor does it involve the sacred marriage of the *br*: Bull/Deer God to the Land Goddess. It appears to be an *br*: attempt to ride the wave of modern interest in Witchcraft *br*: and Halloween activities.*br*:*br*: Within those contexts, it appears to be well constructed and *br*: valid for its intended audience. I'm thinking that a Celtic *br*: Samhain would involve divination, ritual marriages of the *br*: deities, sacrifice and Ancestor reverence. There would also *br*: probaly be a recital of the genealogies and a tale of the *br*: tribal origins/original ancestor-deities.*br*:*br*: In additin to that, there might be some kind of ritual where *br*: a person was sent into the brugh to receive instruction or *br*: wisdom from the ancestors at this time. There would also *br*: have been a feast lasting for three days.*br*:*br*: I didn't see much of that type of thing on the site, though *br*: I did appreciate the essay that was written by Rowan *br*: Fairgrove.*br*:*br*: Searles*br*:*br*: *br*: Taliesin_2 wrote,*br*: : I was using Yahoo! to find out about Celtic Archaeology. I *br*: : clicked on one about Druidism. I then found a link about *br*: : Samhain. However I'm not sure how acurate it is. Please have *br*: : a look.*p*Searles, thanks for the review & clearification... Re: Samhain Searles 205 Mon Oct 5 02:16:45 1998