夏末节
夏末节 [1](/ˈsɑːwɪn, ˈsaʊɪn/, 爱尔兰语：[ˈsˠəunʲ], 苏格兰盖尔语：[ˈs̪ãũ.ɪɲ]) 是盖尔人的节日，每年的11月1日是夏末节，不过庆祝活动从每年的10月31日晚上就会开始。夏末节意味着丰收季的结束和冬季的开始。爱尔兰、苏格兰和曼岛曾普遍庆祝夏末节。
参考文献 编辑
- ^ 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".