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Samhain (/ ˈ s ɑː w ɪ n / SAH-win, / ˈ s aʊ ɪ n / SOW-in, Irish: [ˈsˠəunʲ], Scottish Gaelic: [ˈs̪ãũ.ɪɲ]) or Sauin (Manx: [ˈsoːɪnʲ]) is a Gaelic festival on 1 November marking the end of the harvest season and beginning of winter or the "darker half" of the year. [1]
Hop-tu-Naa (/ ˌ h ɒ p t uː ˈ n eɪ / HOP too NAY; [1] Manx: Oie Houney; Irish: Oíche Shamhna [ˌiːçə ˈhəunˠə]) is a Celtic festival celebrated in the Isle of Man on 31 October. . It is the celebration of the traditional Gaelic festival of Samhain, the start of wint
The Irish king Brian Boru who ended the domination of the so-called High Kingship of Ireland by the Uí Néill, is part of the historical cycle. The Irish princess Iseult is the adulterous lover of Tristan in the Arthurian romance and tragedy Tristan and Iseult.
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The 2023 TODAY Halloween extravaganza is here. Stay up to date with minute-by-minute coverage of all the anchor's costume reveals, performances and surprises.
The TODAY show shared behind-the-scenes footage of Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and more getting ready in their costumes to put on their annual Halloween 2024 extravaganza.
Halloween, or Hallowe'en [7] [8] (less commonly known as Allhalloween, [9] All Hallows' Eve, [10] or All Saints' Eve), [11] is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day.
Halloween was made into a private rather than public holiday, celebrations involving liquor and sensuality de-emphasized, and only children were expected to celebrate the festival. [32] Early Halloween costumes emphasized the gothic nature of Halloween and were aimed primarily at children.