On Halloween night, Charlene Dzielak will light candles and incense in front of an altar and invite her departed loved ones to join her in a "dumb supper," a feast eaten in silence out of reverence ...
Thousands of years ago, on the sacred rock from which my ancestors fled, this season of the year was celebrated as Samhain, an ancient Celtic festival ...
Samhain, the Celtic New Year, is our favorite holiday. Back when Maura taught Irish language classes, she would challenge my ...
HIGHLAND, N.Y. — The first-ever Wassail of the Church of the Eternal Circle’s Mari Lwyd will be held Saturday, Nov. 16, bringing a lesser-known Celtic tradition to New Paltz and Highland, according to ...
NEW PALTZ, N.Y. — The Wassail of the Church of the Eternal Circle’s Mary Lwyd will return Saturday, Nov. 8, bringing a lesser-known Celtic tradition to New Paltz and Highland, an announcement said.