Ancestor Altar
This altar not only incorporates my family lines on both my Mum's and Dad's sides, but also our ties to Scotland and the home country, and my non-human lineage as well. My family is from...
More Gaelic Folklore for both Scotland and Ireland
From the 11th century, the Christian eve of All Saints is referred to in Gaelic as Féile na Marbh, or, the festival of the dead'.
The night of Samhain, in Irish, Oíche Samhna and Scots...
Scottish Practice and Folklore for Samhuinn
Samhuinn (Samhain in Irish) is the time of the 'little sun'. Astronomically, it is a time when the seven stars that form the Pleiades rise at sunset, and the harvest is in. Seasonally, all plants...