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COMENIUS
Os celtas, antigos habitantes de Galicia, adoraban a moitos deuses que
representaban tanto ás forzas da natureza coma ás condicións do espírito.
Por isto, as súas festas coincidían con determinadas datas relacionadas coas
estacións e cos seus cambios.
A súa festa principal era o Samaín (Cho-ouinn), que significa o final do bo
tempo, e comezaban a súa celebración o 1 de novembro.
Nela, os celtas poñían unhas luciñas no interior das caveiras dos inimigos
mortos e colocábanas nas cruces dos camiños para que protexeran aos
habitantes do lugar de visitas perturbadoras: tal era o medo que tiñan ao
Outromundo.
Moitos anos despois, o cristianismo escolleu estas datas para celebrar o día
de Defuntos e Tódolos Santos, costume que segue presente en moitos lugares
de Galicia.
The Celts, ancient inhabitants of Galicia, worshiped many gods who
represented both the powers of nature and the states of the spirit. That is
why their festivals coincided with certain dates related to the seasons and
their changes.
The main Celt festival was Samain (Cho-ouinn), which means “the end of the
fine weather” and they started its celebration on 1st. November.
In the celebrations of Samain, when the long dark nights arrived, it is
considered true that the Celts put little torches inside the skulls of their dead
foes, and they put them in crossroads, in the surroundings and the walls of
their chesters (walled towns) so that, when shimmering at night, they should
put fright in the hearts of people and protect the inhabitants of the place from
upsetting visits: so afraid they were at the world of the dead, the Netherworld.
It is nothing but quaint that many years later Christianism should choose to
celebrate All Saint´s Day and All Souls´ Day. Nowadays this tradition is still
alive in many places in Galicia.
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