Date: 31 October – 1 November
Pronounced: ‘Sow-en’

What is Samhain all About?

Samhain is the most important Wiccan Sabbat. It is celebration the dead and those who have passed on, but it is also about remembering and honoring our ancestors. Also, Samhain is a really good night for forming a coven.
Incense: Patchouli
Flowers: Pumpkin, Hazel, Thistle
Candles: Black and Orange

Chants
Here are some chants for both solitary witches and Covens to practise.

Fire Red

Fire red, summer’s dead
Yet it shall return.
Clear and bright, in the night,
Burn, fire, burn!

Fire glow, vision show
Of the heart’s desire,
When the spell’s chanted well
Of the witching fire.

Fire spark, when nights are dark
Makes our winter’s mirth.
Red leaves fall, earth takes all,
Brings them to rebirth.

Fire fair, earth and air,
And the heaven’s rain,
All blessed be, and so may we,
at Hallows-tide again.

Samhain Night

On this night of Samhain, I must bid goodbye,
To the God and Lord, of the daylight sky,
I honour too, those who have gone before,
Resting until we meet once more,
Eternal Lady, Goddess of the night,
Help me see that from dark comes light.