夏末節
夏末節[1]（愛爾蘭語：Samhain，發音 [ˈsˠəunʲ]、蘇格蘭蓋爾語：[ˈs̪ãũ.ɪɲ]、英語：/ˈsɑːwɪn, ˈsaʊɪn/）是蓋爾人的節日，每年的11月1日是夏末節，不過慶祝活動從每年的10月31日晚上就會開始。夏末節意味著豐收季的結束和冬季的開始。愛爾蘭、蘇格蘭和曼島曾普遍慶祝夏末節。
參考文獻
[編輯]- ^ Ó hÓgáin, Dáithí. Myth Legend and Romance: An Encyclopaedia of the Irish Folk Tradition. Prentice Hall Press, 1991. p. 402. Quote: "The basic Irish division of the year was into two parts, the summer half beginning at Bealtaine (May 1st) and the winter half at Samhain (November 1st) ... The festivals properly began at sunset on the day before the actual date, evincing the Celtic tendency to regard the night as preceding the day".