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Sunday, 31st October














Nos Calan Gwav lôwen dhe whei! Emesk Keltyon ha Keltesow enesek, gwelys veu an vledhen en dew hanter. Thera an hanter golow ha'n hanter tewl. An jedh a dhallathas gen howlsedhes ha, en keth maner, an vledhen a dhallathas gen devedhyans an tewlder. Etho, hedhyw ew dallath an vledhen gen dallath an hanter tewl. An nosow ew hirra vel an dedhyow. Bledhen Nowydh lôwen dhe whei. En crejyans pagan, e'n nos ma thew an vayl treth an bes ma ha'n nessa moy gwadn, ha spryjyon ell tremena. Hemm'ew an rêson rag radn an bobel dhe dòllwisca avel spryjyon. Ma flehes ow tòllwisca avel oll sortow taclow (vilens dres ehen), ha da ew ganjans lanterns pompyon ha turnypen ewedh.






















Happy Halloween to you! Among insular Celts, the year was seen in two halves. There was the light half and the dark half. The day began with sunset and, in the same way, the year began with the arrival of the darkness. So, Today is the start of the year with the start of the dark half. The nights are longer than the days. Happy New Year to you! In pagan belief, on this night the veil between this world and the next in weaker, and spirits can cross the boundary. This is the reason for some people to dress up as ghosts. Children dress up as all sorts of things (especially villains), and they like pumpkin and turnip lanterns, too.


 Deg ger rag hedhyw Ten words for today

crejyans pagan (m) pagan belief

devedhyans (m) arrival

enesek insular

howlsedhes (m) sunset

Keltyon ~ Keltesow Celts < Kelt (m) ~ Keltes (f)

Nos Calan Gwav Halloween

spryjyon spirits, ghosts < sperys (m)

tewlder (m) darkness < tewl ~ tewal

tòllwisca to disguise, dress up

tremena to cross, traverse

vayl (m) veil


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