Samhain is the third and final harvest festival of the year and falls on April 30 in the Southern Hemisphere.

Samhain is actually the end of autumn and the beginning of winter. It’s time to gather the firewood, harvest the last of the pumpkins, take stock and move our living and playing inside where it’s warmer.

At Samhain it was believed that the vail between the world was thinnest and the ancestors would visit. The family's ancestors were honoured and invited home whilst harmful spirits were warded off. Food was prepared for the living and the dead.

It is also time to move to a more reflective, contemplative space within ourselves, very different to the ‘out there-ness’ of summer.

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DATE: Saturday, 4th May

TIME: 6:00pm for a 6:30pm start, finishing around 8pm

WHERE: Essendon Terrace, 262 Pascoe Vale Rd, Essendon VIC 3040

Bring: A photo or object for the altar,

A plate of food to share (perhps something you learned from a beloved ancetor) (heating only available by microwave).

TICKETS: A 'No Woman Left Behind' ticket supports another woman to come to a Gaia's Garden ticketed event in the future.

Please bring a plate of food to share afterwards.

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The Gaia Temple acknowledge the Wurundjeri and Woiwurrung people of the Kulin nation as the traditional owners of the land that this event takes place on and recognise that this land was stolen by force. Gaia's Garden stands in solidarity with the continued struggle for sovereignty of all First Nations People.

Samhain Ceremony 2025

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