Calling the Saints to Remembrance: Turn Grief into Joy!

Janis Hunt Johnson
6 min readNov 3, 2019
Ernesto Rodríguez — Pixabay

Halloweekend and All the Saints

The ancient Celts over two millennia ago celebrated their New Year, Samhain, on November 1st, which meant that “All Hallow’s Eve” started the night before. When the harvest was done, community bonfires were lit and the partying went on for three days, or in some cases for a whole week. Since it was believed that the…

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Janis Hunt Johnson

Author, 5 Smooth Stones: Our Power to Heal Without Medicine through the Science of Prayer. Transformational Editor. From Chicago to L.A., now in Pacific NW.