Share, That's nice to know. Right off hand, I can't think of any American holidays that coincide with the other Celtic holidays you mentioned. But for astrological reasons, they can be used to keep time of the season.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com> wrote: John, there's even a bit more. Samhain is one of four Celtic holy days that fall midway between equinox and solstice: Imbolc, around Feb 1, Beltane on May 1 and Lughnasadh around Aug 1. On Saturday, October 26, 2013 2:51 PM, "jr_esq@..." <jr_esq@...> wrote: It means All Hallow's Evening. But wait there's more... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween