Comments - Halloween: It's a Celtic Feast! - The Wild Geese2024-03-28T15:14:21Zhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=6442157%3ABlogPost%3A122747&xn_auth=noGreat stuff, Mike. In the Ha…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2014-10-19:6442157:Comment:1239102014-10-19T12:15:53.456ZAnn V Quinlanhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/AnnVQuinlan
<p>Great stuff, Mike. In the Hallow'een of my Irish childhood this was a fun time. My Mother always made a Barmbrack cake filled with tiny surprises baked inside. That was a great treat. We did not dress up but did play some silly tricks on neighbors, i.e. a string of thread attached to a door knocker and pulled by the string while we lay hidden inside a bush or tree close by. Of course, the elders played along having once done the same trick in their youth. Other that simple foods and lots…</p>
<p>Great stuff, Mike. In the Hallow'een of my Irish childhood this was a fun time. My Mother always made a Barmbrack cake filled with tiny surprises baked inside. That was a great treat. We did not dress up but did play some silly tricks on neighbors, i.e. a string of thread attached to a door knocker and pulled by the string while we lay hidden inside a bush or tree close by. Of course, the elders played along having once done the same trick in their youth. Other that simple foods and lots of dunking for apples Hallow'een was simple family fun. Who else remembers these simple times? </p> Great stuff, Mike, as always.tag:thewildgeese.irish,2014-10-15:6442157:Comment:1231132014-10-15T18:42:29.756ZJoe Gannonhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/JoeGannon
<p>Great stuff, Mike, as always.</p>
<p>Great stuff, Mike, as always.</p> In a way, Samhain is my Chris…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2014-10-15:6442157:Comment:1230182014-10-15T16:07:39.305ZBit Devinehttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/BitDevine
<p>In a way, Samhain is my Christmas... and the best of the hours are those in the quiet of the night... when the ancients share their stories and are free to roam about</p>
<p>In a way, Samhain is my Christmas... and the best of the hours are those in the quiet of the night... when the ancients share their stories and are free to roam about</p>