Samhain and Turnip Carving

The Story of Samhain

Short documentary film about the pagan festival Samhain, celebrated in October 2011 by the Chiltern Nemeton Grove.

"A wee vid of Ross making a Traditional Scottish Neep Luntern for Halloween', this brings back fond memories when a was a wee bairn, especialy the smell from the neep as the candle burns!!"

Fin aye wis a bairn er wis neen o eiss pumpkin theins!! Noar trek oar treet fur aaw aat maitter! We wint roon e doars Guizin wi oor neep lunterns speerin--- "A penney fur e guy!!

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