You probably didn’t know that Halloween doubles as Samhain, the Witches’ New Year. By Gabrielaherstik. October 27, 2017. By Gabrielaherstik. October 27, 2017. Halloween is pretty much the best.

This year, in the shadow of the pandemic, Samhain carries extra poignance, with more socially distant observances and references to COVID-19. Witches around the nation will honor those who died ...

The upcoming harvest holiday, Samhain (Halloween), is arguably the most important holiday for Wiccans and witches alike, as Wiccans believe the veil between the spirit world and our world dissipates, ...

More Americans are Wiccan, and will celebrate Samhain not Halloween Saturday. Oct. 30, 2009— -- Patti Wigington is a soccer mom. She is the vice president of her local PTA. And she's a witch ...

But Samhain (pronounced “sow-win”) is also a time to remember and interact with the dead, and this year’s celebrations will be especially poignant as many witches, Wiccans and other pagans ...

But not every witch considers Samhain the new year. Ashley Seekraft and Azaizall Robles are the high priestess and priest of the Circle of the Amalthai Coven, located in Washington, D.C.

That's why Samhain is such an important and powerful day to witches, Couture said. It's the day when "the veil between the living and the dead is the thinnest," and many witches attempt to contact ...

The two most important of Wicca's eight annual rituals, Beltaine (around May 1) and Samhain, represent the beginning and end of summer and the growing season, "a bellwether from the world being ...

Hint: It's not candy corn. There's profound meaning in the foods these practicing witches eat on the holiday.