Things that Samháin is not about

The idea that at #Samhain/#Halloween the 'veil between worlds is thinnest' is NOT an old belief, it's a modern idea 1st claimed by eccentric anthropologist J. G. Frazer in 'The Golden Bough' (1890). In Ireland ancient mounds were seen as spirit gateways at ALL times of the year.. pic.twitter.com/TE3KkvF3jV

— Dr Ciarán McDonnell (@DrCiaranMcDonn) October 31, 2020