Irish halloween traditions

Uncover the origins of Halloween, a celebration marking the beginning of winter and honouring the dead that has its roots in pagan Ireland.

The folklore accounts detail some of superstitions and festivities which once surrounded Halloween in Ireland.

All too often today in Ireland the complaint about Christmas is that there is too much pressure – to spend, to drink too much, to eat too much, to ‘be merry’ when inwardly you are…

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Comhaltas and the Armagh Rhymers play fun (spooky) games and music whilst the veil between this world and ‘the Other’ is at its thinnest.

Halloween originated in Ireland as the Celtic festival of Samhain, which is why so many Halloween traditions – regardless of where you are in the world – are Irish!

Samhain is a pagan religious festival originating from an ancient Celtic spiritual tradition. In modern times, Samhain (a Gaelic word pronounced “sow-win”) is usually celebrated from October 31 to November 1 to welcome in the harvest and usher in “the dark half of the year.”

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The celebration of Halloween began in Ireland in about 1000 AD, so it's no wonder that there are so many Irish Halloween traditions that continue around the world every year.