Samhain and All Hallows: Lessons from the Pagans

The celebrations of the Autumnal equinox is as old and rich as the autumn itself. Pagans (of the Nature religions) believed that the coming of winter meant the thinning of the veil between life and death.  This was to be celebrated not feared.  Many of our modern holiday celebrations—from Dia De Los Muertos to Halloween parties have their beginnings in these ancient rites, and have spiritual significance to us today.