Les, if you look at articles about Samhain you'll find information about views relating to it as the end of summer, end of the year, "Celtic New Year" and the like. If you feel you can trust it, there's a Wikipedia entry for Samhain which contains an overview of it. Leeneia, my mother was brought up on farms in the north of the Island, and she always said there was nothing nicer than getting a fresh young turnip and cutting a juicy piece to eat raw. It was a treat! Fliss, which school were you at where they sang the Fairies Dance? Lhiats, Bobby Bob
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