| Summary: | Samhain was the entry point into winter, a time of hardship, cold and hunger.. It was also a time of
introspection, of communing with the dead and the otherworld – themes that have somehow survived albeit distorted, into the modern era.’ The modern celebration of Halloween is derived from the ancient festival of the dead known in Ireland as Samhain. It is from Ireland that most of the Halloween traditions we have are inherited, through the diaspora. Delving into the ancient past, this book uncovers the history of this festival in Britain and Ireland, including the forgotten goddess Tlachtga and the sacred temple of the Druids in county Meath, named after her, where the first Halloween fires were first lit.
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