Samhain - the boundary between light and darkness

    Samhain is an ancient pagan festival held each year from October 31st to November 1st, the word Samhain roughly translating as "summer's end", marking the end of the harvest, the lighter half of the year and the beginning of the darker half. A festival with ancient roots in Celtic polytheism, it was linked to festivals held around the same time of year in other Celtic cultures and continued to be widely celebrated until late medieval times. Due to its date, it became associated with the Christian festival of All Saints' Day and greatly influenced the modern celebration of Halloween with its connotations of light and darkness.

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    1. Ian A Kirk (31 months ago | reply)

      Great capture Steve!

    2. pepstar27 (31 months ago | reply)

      Great action shot! In flight and flyin' free---whee!

    3. raggi di sole (31 months ago | reply)

      Yes, I agree, a great capture. Very interesting words as well!

    4. sasastro (31 months ago | reply)

      Fantastic image to mark Samhain Steve. Blessed be.

    5. Katie-Rose (31 months ago | reply)

      Great shot!

    6. excellentzebu1050 (31 months ago | reply)

      Fantastic Steve !!!!!!!!!

    7. Liddy5 (31 months ago | reply)

      Great shot!

    8. BarbaraWilli (31 months ago | reply)

      whow, perfect shot!

    9. Fletty Flicks (internet access probs) (31 months ago | reply)

      Wow - what a great action shot :-)

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      beautiful photograph.
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      What a great action moment you have captured

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