Highland Village Celebrates a Gaelic Halloween

17.10.08 - 13:17 ... source : Government Of Nova Scotia

... Tourism, Culture and Heritage October 16, 2008 3:32 PM The Great Night of Ghosts will soon chill the air at Highland Village Museum in Iona.The museum is presenting Oidhche Shamhna or a Gaelic Halloween over three evenings, Thursday, Oct. 23, Friday, Oct. 24, and Saturday, Oct. 25 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The village will observe the customs and stories of Halloween with a series of special activities titled Oidhche Mhór nam Bñcan or The Great Night of Ghosts.Known in English as All Souls Eve, or Halloween, in ancient times people speaking Celtic languages marked winter's beginning and the time of darkness, with Oidhche Shamhna, a night when spirits walk in the world of mortals. Gaels in Cape Breton have kept this night of seasonal change alive with customs brought to the island from the Scottish Highlands and Islands two centuries ago.For three nights, the Highland Village site and its build ...» Next (HTML)