📚 Samhain, noun. ❓ Definition: The first day of November, celebrated by the ancient Celts as a festival marking the beginning of winter. ❗️ Examples: 1. The ancient Celtic festival of Samhain was celebrated in style last week in West Kerry when the Díseart Institute of Education and Celtic Culture held a special event to mark what was once the traditional welcoming of the New Year. 2. The origins of Halloween date back over 2,000 years to the ancient indigenous Celtic festival of Samhain, the beginning of the Celtic New Year on November 1. 3. Hallowe'en originates from the ancient Celtic festival, Samhain, which marks the end of summer and harvest and the beginning of the dark, cold winter associated with death and the return of spirits to Earth. 4. The ancient Celts celebrated Samhain (pronounced SUH-win) on Nov.1 as the day the veil between the world of the living and the dead was at its thinnest. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌀 @cambridge_dic