Samhain - A Time When Fairies, Goblins, and Spirits Roam

Name: Samhain - A Time When Fairies, Goblins, and Spirits Roam
Start: 2024-10-04T17:00:00-06:00
End: 2024-10-04T20:00:00-06:00
Location: 102 Canon Ave, Manitou Springs, CO, United States, Colorado 80829

Schedule

Fri Oct 04 2024 at 05:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

102 Canon Ave, Manitou Springs, CO, United States, Colorado 80829 | Manitou Springs, CO

Join us to celebrate the turning of the season with a spooky First Friday Artists’ Reception on October 4th from 5 to 8 p.m.
Samhain is a Gaelic word pronounced “SAH-win”. It is an Autumnal pagan festival of Celtic origins. It is time to welcome in the harvest and usher in the dark half of the year.
Ceramic Art by Maggie Quinn.
Infra Red Photography by Sherri Mabe.
Original Mixed Media Wall Art by Tylan Toyer.
Feather Masks by Julia L. Wright.
Samhain was seen as a liminal time when the boundary between this world and the Otherworld could more easily be crossed. This meant the aos sí, the ‘spirits’ or ‘fairies’, could more easily come into our world. Many scholars see the aos sí as remnants of pagan gods and nature spirits. At Samhain, it was believed that the aos sí needed to be propitiated to ensure that the people and their livestock survived the winter. Offerings of food and drink would be left outside for the aos sí, giving way today to “trick or treat”.
This year we celebrate with food, drink, and ART!
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