Don't know about everyone else but I dedicated myself at midnight, it being the 'midday' of the old ways. I fasted beforehand, bathed etc. and then had a feast of roast chicken with all the trimmings afterwards. Bit bad for the digestion I know but felt good. Anything you want to do ritual wise would be good but don't forget to put nuts/seeds on the altar and leave some food out for the spirits of the dead. If you have access to a bonfire or fire in a cauldron then this is good too. A carved pumpkin either on the doorstep or your altar (depending on size) helps with the festive air. Whatever you choose, however you do it, may the gods be with you. Enjoy yourself, take time over it and in the dedication of your tools as well as yourself. Oh, and just as an extra special feeling of 'special', do a simple house cleansing first to get your place in the mood. I always take my goblet of red wine, a bell and some incense to each corner of the room and then ring the bell, wave the incense and say 'Dark & Shadow take thy flight, be replaced by Love & Light'. This while visualising all negativity being drawn into a vortex and then leaving the building to go into the light. Blessed Be.

from newmoon-fullmoon MM well I dont go by the set dayes, I go by gut feeling, when the air temp changes, like it did yesterday, 28 Oct, I gave out my newly made samhaine cards after equesting someone made them for me, in thec raft.... I put my fairy lights outside, and I assembled my outside altar on the front door portal. Then I waited, as its newmoon she didnt call me out, and so I watched t.v. and then went to bed early, I was woken at 5.15 a.m. this wed morning, so I put myf airy lights on again, till sunup, a pip in my ear ttold me the sunw as up, so I checked and sure enough on the horizon, so i switched my lights off, and came on the computer. The Celtic year starts from me, now, and then goes onto after 6th Nov wwhich is old halloween...
As my father passed over 2 yrss ago, it wont be partying for me, like others, I will spend my time remembering him, and those in myf amily taht have gone on before, and possibly hold for them a white supper. I will lay thet able, and at each absent place, put their photo, and something I have of theirs, and then at sunset, I will chat to them, in a singsong kind of a way, and thank them for their jhourneying with me, on the earth plane, and also for their protection of me, from wherever they are now..
Ive been studying european witchcraft now for over14yrs, and prefer others ways!
This website of pagan dreams, is lovely, thanks gyys!
Athenasowl
followeer of the
spsiritual side
of old
wychcraft.