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Samhain blessing! (Original Post)
Wicked Blue
Oct 2022
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SergeStorms
(19,312 posts)1. "Pumpkin Spice"....
a got a little chuckle out of that one. 😄
Those in the U.S. believe nothing existed before they put their own little "touch" on things.
MontanaMama
(24,066 posts)2. Just lit my Samhain candle.
It will burn through midnight. We pronounce it Saw-wen in this house. My favorite day of the year!
Wicked Blue
(6,719 posts)3. My favorite too
I love decorating and dressing up.
Am going to set the silent supper for my brother and my closest childhood friend, who both passed this year.
MontanaMama
(24,066 posts)4. What a wonderful remembrance.
Im so sorry for your loss. This must have been a difficult year.
OldBaldy1701E
(6,476 posts)5. Same here.
And, down in the swamps of North Carolina we also called it Saw-wen although I also heard Sow-wen and/or Saw-ween.
Blessed Samhain to you all!
orangecrush
(22,016 posts)6. ...