Well Come to the annual ceremony of Honoring our Ancestors. We gather on Thursday, Oct 31st at 6pm in the peace pavilion for a shared potluck with the ceremony to follow at 7:15pm. There will be a small altar for pictures of ancestors, flowers and harvest bounty.

There are many traditions around this Mother Earth that honor beloveds recently transitioned out of the flesh body and ancestors, during the late autumns final harvest, before winter..

These festivals, rituals and sacred ceremonies are known by many names, like Samhain-Celtic New Year and so many more…. How does your family and community celebrate? Here is a few from around the globe…

Samhain celebrations some say were likely to pre-date the arrivals of the Celts in Ireland some 2,500 years ago.  1

Dia De Los Muertos- Aztec celebrated the Lady of the Dead, Mictēcacihuātl, Queen of Mictlān (the underworld) which is said to have then fused with Catholicism Spanish conquistadors. 2

Chuseok – a celebration in Korea where families pay respects to their ancestors, share traditional dishes, and engage in folk games.  3

1. Samhain-worldhistory.org

2.  https://clacs.ku.edu/dia-de-los-muertos-history#:~:text=The%20Aztec%20empire%20had%20been,of%20Mictlān%20(the%20underworld).

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October Holidays Around the World: A Lesson in Cultural Awareness

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