What is Halloween without a beautifully carved pumpkin sitting at your house or the gates to greet your visitors? Not to mention that Jack-O’-Lanterns are the spirit of Halloween that had been carried on for many, many generations. Tedious as it may seem to carve a pumpkin, it is still essential to have it during Halloween. With a little patience and some guidance from this post, the pumpkin will be done in no time!

Samhain (pronounced ’sow ain’) – 31st October
Samhain is the witch’s new year and the Celtic feast of the dead, which is celebrated on 31st October.

Imbolc (Imolg or Candlemas) is the festival of Brigid, the Celtic fire goddess who keeps the hearth fires burning during the cold dark nights. It is a time to celebrate the returning light and the first stirrings of spring. The lighting of candles is symbolic at this time to mark the return of the sun and the gradually lighter evenings. It is a good time to plan new projects for the coming year.