Hello Friends,
October is Halloween month and the time that I like to blog about strange and spooky things. This year, I will be revisiting the Paris Crypts to write several posts about the place of the long dead that's located beneath the city of Paris. Since my last catacomb article in 2016, people have made the news for surfing the tunnels, an act of stealing and getting lost. Macabrely fascinating.
But first, let’s travel back in history for a brief look at the origins of Halloween. To help get in the mood, here’s a spooky, atmospheric tune called, “Dark Music-The Sealed Kingdom” by Adrian von Ziegler.
Halloween celebrations started with the ancient Celtic people. They lived on the land, farmed, and were close to nature. The Celts followed the earth mother’s wheel of the year.
Halloween was known as Samhain. The celebration occurred
during the time of the last harvest at the end of summer. The death of things. A
time for the earth mother to rest. She would come to new life in spring.
Samhain became the festival of the dead. Honoring the dead. The rebirth through death.
I hope you can join me again.
Enjoy your weekend,
♥ Ashlyn
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