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Let's Celebrate: Samhain AKA Halloween
In this episode we are celebrating Samhain, the last of the 3 harvest festivals in the wheel of the year, marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter. This holiday is more modernly refered to as Halloween. Listen to learn more about the history, it's evolution, and how you can incorporate old traditions into your new celebrations.
The CeLibation for this episode is a Pomegranate Daiquiri in honor of Persephone's descent into the underworld.
Shake, strain into glass
For the mocktail option:
Shake with ice, strain into martini glass
References:
Death Makes a Holiday: A Cultural History of Halloween by David J. Skal https://www.amazon.com/Death-Makes-Holiday-Cultural-Halloween/dp/158234230X
https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/samhain
https://www.babyquip.com/blog/spooky-history-of-halloween?utm_term=&utm_campaign=Search-International-Mexico_Generic&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&gclid=CjwKCAjw-KipBhBtEiwAWjgwrDX3cvhql2Now9oCTQLXNBm3T59lxEuWNW9eoDscKICCwZ8KBURBPhoC7ekQAvD_BwE
https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2021/10/the-origins-of-halloween-traditions/#:~:text=Yet%2C%20the%20Halloween%20holiday%20has,costumes%20to%20ward%20off%20ghosts.
https://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samhain
https://www.countryliving.com/entertaining/a40250/heres-why-we-really-celebrate-halloween/
https://www.britannica.com/story/why-do-we-celebrate-halloweenhttps://celticranch.com/blogs/celtic-culture/lughnasa#:~:text=Lughnasa%20is%20the%20first%20of,all%20%E2%80%93%20Samhain%20on%20October%2031.
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By RustyBrownIn this episode we are celebrating Samhain, the last of the 3 harvest festivals in the wheel of the year, marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter. This holiday is more modernly refered to as Halloween. Listen to learn more about the history, it's evolution, and how you can incorporate old traditions into your new celebrations.
The CeLibation for this episode is a Pomegranate Daiquiri in honor of Persephone's descent into the underworld.
Shake, strain into glass
For the mocktail option:
Shake with ice, strain into martini glass
References:
Death Makes a Holiday: A Cultural History of Halloween by David J. Skal https://www.amazon.com/Death-Makes-Holiday-Cultural-Halloween/dp/158234230X
https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/samhain
https://www.babyquip.com/blog/spooky-history-of-halloween?utm_term=&utm_campaign=Search-International-Mexico_Generic&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&gclid=CjwKCAjw-KipBhBtEiwAWjgwrDX3cvhql2Now9oCTQLXNBm3T59lxEuWNW9eoDscKICCwZ8KBURBPhoC7ekQAvD_BwE
https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2021/10/the-origins-of-halloween-traditions/#:~:text=Yet%2C%20the%20Halloween%20holiday%20has,costumes%20to%20ward%20off%20ghosts.
https://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samhain
https://www.countryliving.com/entertaining/a40250/heres-why-we-really-celebrate-halloween/
https://www.britannica.com/story/why-do-we-celebrate-halloweenhttps://celticranch.com/blogs/celtic-culture/lughnasa#:~:text=Lughnasa%20is%20the%20first%20of,all%20%E2%80%93%20Samhain%20on%20October%2031.