Page 6 - AstralRealm Magazine - October 2019

from the Celtic practice of going door to door in order

to procure food, donated as offerings for the gods and
for the dead.

This was an important day for Irish druids, they would

gather around the fire at the "great fire festival", in
order to make offerings to the gods.

Those celebrating would join with the Druid Priests to

light a community fire, and perform rituals. Divination,
and conduct rites in order to keep negative spirits

away.
Many western Europeans had become Christians by

th
the 7 century, and Christians later adopted the
tradition with "all saints day" on November 1st, all

saints (being all Hallows,) which formed into all

hallows eve, which became Halloween. And so the
Halloween we commonly celebrate currently appears

to be a combination of a pagan holiday, and Christian

influences. Though Samhain is the true origin of
Halloween, it is rarely given that respect in common

society, and the mere mention of pagan rituals tends to
be associated with devil worship and demonic

associations.
When in reality druids worshiped nature, animals, the

cycles of nature and the universe, respect for the dead

and for long lost ancestors. It’s a shame that, centuries
later,Celtic/Pagan religions are still cast in such a

negative light, perpetrated not only by various

christian-based religions, but also ‘pseudo pagans’
and so called ‘satanic religions’ as well.

First of all, paganism existed before Christianity, those
who worship “the devil” must logically be

Christian-based, as Satan is not a Celtic/pagan deity,
but a fallen angel and scapegoat in the christian belief.