The night when the dead return to eat

In Ireland, within living memory, it was common for families to leave food out for dead relatives on the ancient, pre-Christian feast of Samhain, or Halloween, probably the oldest surviving festival in the world. Samhain is the last day of the Celtic year and a very special time, when the veil between this world and the ‘other world’ lifts, permitting the dead to return to earth for just one night. So, of course food was left out for them---if you were a spirit who hadn’t eaten since you’d died, you’d be dying for the pleasure of a lovely piece of barm-brack, or a sweet, ripe apple!

Blessings on your table!
The Intellectual Foodie

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