Hope you all had a wonderful Samhain and for those to the South a joyous Beltane. Our Samhain was good, took the kids trick-or-treating and went to saw some relatives as well. Had a ritual planned but this Samhain has come home to roost.
My youngest daughter’s pet bird who she has had for nearly three [...]

First off let me say Happy Samhain!
Many of us will be planning to trick-or-treat this Saturday, so I figured I would share some tips, courtesy of about.com for all of us.
Have each child carry or wear something lit, such as a flashlight, glow bracelet or necklace, or flashing attire for visibility. Light-up shoes are also [...]

Samhain falls this year on the coming Monday. But I wanted to share this ritual with you tonight, so if you need the time, you have it to prepare. Hope your Samhain is a blessed one. Blessed Be!
Circle Casting
Have all join hands and still their thoughts. Let the first to speak say;
From Me to You; [...]

What is more iconic for Samhain then the carved Jack O’ Lantern? Tracing its roots to the imigrants to America of the 1800′s, this tradition was originally done with turnips. Carved and lit with a small candle these lanterns represented the souls of departed loved ones and were placed in windows and on doorsteps to [...]

Yesterday I talked about games that you could have at a Samhain party. Today I wanted to share some recipes.

Halloween Popcorn Balls

Ingredients:

8 cups popcorn
1 cup candy corn
1 bag of marshmallows
1/4 cup butter – plus extra to grease hands

Preparation:

In a large mixing bowl pour in candy corn and popcorn. Melt the [...]

I wanted to run this from last year. Hope you all enjoy. And by all means feel free to share any games your family plays.
I figured the best way to do this is to make a list of games that you could play;
-Bobbing for Apples-Snap Apple – Instead of the mess of sticking your head [...]

The straw man is an easily constructed symbol of the God of the Dark Half of the Year, the Holly King. You can keep him on your altar until after Yule when he will retire to Summerland until Lughnassadh.
You can make a straw man from leftover plants in the garden, or you can gather [...]

Yes it is a second day of recipes. But I hope you enjoy these as well.Ultimate Caramel Apples

1 cup water
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup heavy cream
10-inch square piece of styrofoam
6 popsicle sticks or small wooden dowels
6 Red Delicious or Golden Delicious apples
3 ounces white chocolate
3 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped
1/4 cup chopped nuts

In heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine [...]

There are a few fruits and vegetables that are traditional for Samhain, besides pumpkin that is. A couple of these are squash, and apples. Nuts are also traditional for this time of the year. It is the time of the last harvest and so those things that we associate with late fall are the foods [...]

In Mexico the Sabbat of Samhain is celebrated as Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead. OK technically it is the two days after but I’m close. It is during these days that they clean the tombstones of their ancestors and offer up prayers for them.
They also have the tradition of making [...]