Samhain: The Great Fire of Peace (Scottish Folklore)
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- There is an ancient Celtic festival that has been a part of the western European tradition for 1000s of years. The celebration would last for 2 days and mark the end of the harvest and the beginning of winter. During the festival, great fires were built and in the light of their flame, druid-like religious leaders would open portals to the otherworld, by uncovering the great burial mounds and tombs. Sacrifices and tributes were then made to the dead and if some tales are to be believed, the spirits of the dead would rise again and join the festivities. This is the great fire of peace, the festival of Samhain. The concept of Samhain is thought to have begun in ancient Ireland, and then travelled to Scotland along with the early Gaels. Here the traditions and practices of the Gaels, became eternally interwoven with those of the new land. Not much is known about these early festivals and celebrations, but we do know that Samhain became an integral part of Scottish culture and history.
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Carmichael, A. (1900). Carmina Gadelica. Lindisfarne Press ISBN 0-940262-50-9
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Always look forward to All Souls
Loreena McKennitt has a lovely song called "All Soul's Night" that is about bonfires for Samhain and the spiritualism of this time of year. Her adaptation of Yeats's "The Stolen Child" is great, too, particularly the live version.
Sounds good Ill check it out, Thanks
I really must gen up on Yeats...my teens were dominated by the undertones, thin Lizzy, Flock of Seagulls and Tears for fears and Seamus Heaney's writing..bit biased as a Derry man...
Keep it up man it's nice to hear our legends actually getting some attention
Happy Celtic new years!!! No matter what you see or hear....keep the cat turning.
Slàinte mhath
Thank You for this. I’m learning so much about my ancestors from British, Scotland, and Ireland.
Blessed Samhain from America.
🕯️🧡👻🖤🎃🤍 🕯️
HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYBODY.
Wonderful voice and dialect.
❤❤❤! I love hearing about the Daoine Sith.
The sith...
I'll be leaving a place setting for my elderly cat, who passed away recently. I don't really believe in ghosts or spirits, but if any creature has them it'll be cats!
Bet your cat will knock everything off lol.
We miss our 2 ginger toms, stig and red ..
Well done sir, the Bard of the ages...what a well researched and told tale...all that was missing was a warm fire and a few drams...but no dramas...as a well known Irishman ( Dave Allen) was wont to say...may your God go with you...keep well and safe..E
Amazing channel. Thank you so much
I've been seeking this information for a long time, ThankYou
Great Scott! Thank you for your research, much appreciated. Enjoyed as usual.
Thanks for watching
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I look forward to your post, thanks again.
now i know the feel of Samhain from the ages. it’s not just a dress-up time. everything means something. the joining of our loves who passed on are really there. lots of candles will have to do for a fire (as i live in New York). but will leave milk by my door. maybe even make a gourd jack o’ lantern. thanks again. :) 🌾🍁🌻🍏🧖🏻♀️🧖🏽🎃
The egg in the water fortune telling was something i saw when i was a kid in mexico. It was done on new years eve to see what the new year might bring.
Utterly fantastic story's utterly love this thank you so very much
Can’t believe more people haven’t discovered your videos yet. Keep up the great work! 🎉
Good explanation. My favorite so far, of this topic. Clear and meaningful original motives, and clear about how the early practices became precedents or foundations for today's Halloween, which I wondered about. Thank you.
I love these tales! Thank you!
Awesome.
YES!!! I've been waiting for this one!!! Thank you!
It’s so cool to learn about the holiday I share a name with :)
Cool....
Jon Solo did a video covering the background and history of jack-o'-lanterns.
Liath, you think you could do a video on how various European Germano-Norse (and eventually a good chunk of the known world) ended up adopting this Celtic Holiday?
Crazy how similar a norther Irish accent and your Scottish accent is. You can really hear the crossover.
Fine work with this video.
cool vid Liath I as a Pagan though me more into the Norse Gods but due to my Scottish heritage I always celebrate Samhain cool vid enjoyed it
Flipping heck. Is this why I’m going mental.
Just your bog standard boring people here.
I’m a Gael. Part pict. Can’t tan for the life of me.
It’s Samhain here. It’s driving me mental.
Thank you! Another great tale!
Oidhche Shamhna shona dhut, Liath Wolf. 🧝🏻♂️🧝🏻♀️🧙🏻♀️👻
P.S. our costumes for guising were far scarier than kids have these days lol.
Great video as always!
I would love to know the outcome of some of the foretold stories!
Like, did the journey actually end sad? Etc.
Some of the videos I have planned for the future will mention or relate to these traditions.
Yep. Raise a toast to those who passed.
I miss my poppy. He would refuse to teach me the gallics.
Maybe I need to reach into myself
Btw the sidhe aren’t scary. Quite nice actually when you get to know them
Gonna go find some cow bones to throw in a fire for Samhain.
Well, I guess I know what I'm doing Sunday night. A bowl of porridge on my balcony and at my front door, and a dram of Scotch, a dram of Irish, and a bowl of milk for the Daoine and Cat Sith. :-)
Sounds like a good plan
Plus a cup of tea and a kind word...my Uncle Archie from Glen Coe would describe a strupagh the same way...best wishes from the wirral..E
I love deep diving into history!
Is that the Burren as in the limestone plateau...?
@@eamonnclabby7067 It is 😊
What a magical place....
@@eamonnclabby7067 It really is. I love it here.
@@wiccanmoon0001 when I studied Law at Liverpool John Moores University ,I told some of the Academics about the 5 thousand year old Law school at the top of corkscrew hill ,so intrigued that some of them came over to check out the site...I also loved that Father ted was filmed there too... best wishes from the wirral....E
Get the spirit a pint..... because Scottish
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Sounds like you are saying sauron instead of Samhain.
To Dear Mr Wolf,
I don’t know which side of the wall I am.
I’m just bog basic scot diaspora.
Fraser, if you don’t mind.
I don’t make shit up. I’ve tried in the past and it always whacks me in the arse.
So there you go.
When I saw that tv series Outlander, I laughed my head off. I thought Fraser was boring(as a kid)
How dare they wear my plaid. We have several.
I can wear them with aplomb. My favourite is sporting but I don’t mind the others either.
Jennifer ,have a read of the Declaration of Abroath ,it gives many clues about our origin, to quote Ringo Starr ,peace and love from the wirral site of the great battle of Brunanburh/Bromborough 937AD,Wirral..namechecked in the medieval poem of sir Gawain and the green knight...E
@@eamonnclabby7067 hang a tic, I’ll check it out.
If it’s not in modern English ( ie since like 14th century stuff. I might get a bit lost)
I’ll do my best.
Je suis prest baby
@@eamonnclabby7067 just had a look. Very tricky to read the original. I’d have to read it out aloud. With my Poppy’s intonation.
Umm. Schmitzer is my married name.
I’m actually Sim. Or Brock if you want to wander or hei yourself over the wall.
I just want to come home. Home home.
@@jenniferschmitzer299 check out the 1991 version...woth a look ,UK TV or BBC..E
@@eamonnclabby7067 would or do you mind sending me the linky or do I need to find it myself
The viel was thinnest...
Equinox. Shortest day.
The kale predicted his “height” huh? 😏
4:05 i bet the fish and seals had a party of their own on Samhain night! “hey, guys! here he comes!! hurry up!!” :) 😋🐠🦭🪸🌊
what does ‘slang javagh”(?) mean ? thanks :) 🪻🌱