Fires on the Hill: Visiting the Sacred Sites of Samhain

When the Old World Whispers Back

There are nights when the modern world feels thin—when streetlights seem too bright, calendars feel meaningless, and something older stirs beneath our feet. Samhain is one of those moments. Long before Halloween costumes and carved pumpkins, Samhain marked the true end of the year for the ancient Celts: the final harvest gathered, livestock brought down from the hills, and the boundary between the living and the dead growing dangerously thin. Continue reading “Fires on the Hill: Visiting the Sacred Sites of Samhain”