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Soul Cakes for Samhaim
Samhain, the Celtic festival celebrating the end of Summer, in its simplest definition, involves eating, drinking, lighting bonfires and as the legend goes, making and using cakes for divination and to appease the spirits of the Harvest. From this evolved the three day celebration comprising; All Hallows' Eve (or Halloween), All Hallows' (or All Saints' Day) and finally All Souls'. Recipe: simplyorganicrecipes.blogspot.com/2018/10/soul-cakes-for-... In going out 'Souling', the children and adults of a village would visit the houses of the wealthiest families begging for soul cakes and in return offer to pray for the souls of departed relatives. They carried baskets in which to collect their booty and often wore masks and disguises. As no doubt you will have guessed, this tradition, which dates back at least to the Middle Ages, has been cited by various sources as the root of 'Trick or Treat'.
Soul Cakes for Samhaim
Samhain, the Celtic festival celebrating the end of Summer, in its simplest definition, involves eating, drinking, lighting bonfires and as the legend goes, making and using cakes for divination and to appease the spirits of the Harvest. From this evolved the three day celebration comprising; All Hallows' Eve (or Halloween), All Hallows' (or All Saints' Day) and finally All Souls'. Recipe: simplyorganicrecipes.blogspot.com/2018/10/soul-cakes-for-... In going out 'Souling', the children and adults of a village would visit the houses of the wealthiest families begging for soul cakes and in return offer to pray for the souls of departed relatives. They carried baskets in which to collect their booty and often wore masks and disguises. As no doubt you will have guessed, this tradition, which dates back at least to the Middle Ages, has been cited by various sources as the root of 'Trick or Treat'.