[Celtic Party] Celtic New Year

"For this reason they (the Celts) measure periods of time not by days but by nights; and in celebrating birthdays, the first of the month, and new year’s day, they go on the principle that the day begins at night." (Julius Caesar, Conquest of Gaul, VI.18) " ... from death and darkness springs life and light ..." =================   Celtic New Year by Samhain Fri 31 Oct 2008 10:14:25 AM CDT    "To the Celts, time was circular rather than linear. This is reflected in their commencing each day, and each festival, at dusk rather than dawn, a custom comparable with that of the Jewish Sabbath. It is also reflected in their year beginning with the festival of Samhain on 31 October, when nature appears to be dying down. Tellingly, the first month of the Celtic year is Samonios, ‘Seed Fall’: in other words, from death and darkness springs life and light." (Copied from http://www.livingmy ths.com/Celticyear.htm )   Related link: http://www.google. com/search? hl=en&q=Celtic+New+Year&btnG=Google+ Search&aq=f&oq=    =================   The above text has been copied from the following Indymedia (Ireland) location: http://www.indymedia.ie/article/89646#comment238060   ================= Human Rights (Ireland): http://www.humanrightsireland.com =================