Samhain (Oct 31)
Death and its subsequent spiritual transformation
The primary focus: Transformation, regeneration, honoring the dead, divination, honoring the harvest, and preparing for winter.
Decorations and symbols: Gourds, apples, Jack-O-Lanterns, besoms, acorns, cauldron, evergreen branches, pumpkins, squashes, statues of Goddess in her Crone aspect, and photographs of deceased loved ones
Herbs: Mugwort, allspice, broom, catnip, deadly nightshade, mandrake, oak leaves, sage, straw, angelica, apple, dittany, ferns, flax, fumitory, heather, Indian hyppo, mullien, thistle, valerian, and chrysanthemum (*Be careful when handling certain herbs. Do not use unless absolutely sure of what you are doing)
Food and Drink: Turnips, apples and apple cider, gourds, nuts, mulled wines, beef, pork, poultry, ale, bram brack (dark loaf or cake made with dried fruit), corn, mugwort tea, pumpkin, squash, and colcannon
Oils: Basil, camphor, clove, frankincense, lilac, yarrow, and ylang-ylang
Incense: Heliotrope, mint, nutmeg, apple, and sage
Colors: Black, Brown, Indigo, Orange, White, Silver, Violet, Gold
Decorations and symbols: Gourds, apples, Jack-O-Lanterns, besoms, acorns, cauldron, evergreen branches, pumpkins, squashes, statues of Goddess in her Crone aspect, and photographs of deceased loved ones
Herbs: Mugwort, allspice, broom, catnip, deadly nightshade, mandrake, oak leaves, sage, straw, angelica, apple, dittany, ferns, flax, fumitory, heather, Indian hyppo, mullien, thistle, valerian, and chrysanthemum (*Be careful when handling certain herbs. Do not use unless absolutely sure of what you are doing)
Food and Drink: Turnips, apples and apple cider, gourds, nuts, mulled wines, beef, pork, poultry, ale, bram brack (dark loaf or cake made with dried fruit), corn, mugwort tea, pumpkin, squash, and colcannon
Oils: Basil, camphor, clove, frankincense, lilac, yarrow, and ylang-ylang
Incense: Heliotrope, mint, nutmeg, apple, and sage
Colors: Black, Brown, Indigo, Orange, White, Silver, Violet, Gold