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'''[[Halloween|Samhain]]''' is believed to have Celtic [[paganism|pagan]] origins and some Neolithic passage tombs in Ireland are aligned with the sunrise at the time of Samhain. Throughout Ireland and Britain, especially in the Celtic-speaking regions, the household festivities included [[divination]] rituals and games intended to foretell one's future, especially regarding death and marriage. Apples and nuts were often used, and customs included apple bobbing, nut roasting, [[scrying]] or mirror-gazing, pouring molten lead or egg whites into water, dream interpretation, and others.
'''[[Archangel Gabriel]]''' is an [[archangel]] with power to announce [[Yahweh|God's]] will to men. He is mentioned in the [[Bible|Hebrew Bible]], the New Testament, and the Quran. The [[Abrahamic religion]]s all recognize Gabriel as an [[angel]]ic spirit. Many [[Christianity|Christian]] traditions — including Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Anglicanism — also revere Gabriel as a [[saint]].


In some places, torches lit from the bonfire were carried sunwise around homes and fields to protect them. It is suggested the fires were a kind of imitative or sympathetic [[ritual magic|magic]] – they mimicked the [[Sun]] and held back the decay and darkness of winter.


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Archangel Gabriel is an archangel with power to announce God's will to men. He is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and the Quran. The Abrahamic religions all recognize Gabriel as an angelic spirit. Many Christian traditions — including Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Anglicanism — also revere Gabriel as a saint.


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