Are You Leaving Your Doors And Windows Ajar or Unlocked Tonight To Welcome Back Deceased Realatives And Loved Ones Etc?

[Sunrising]

To leave doors and windows slightly ajar is a deep rooted tradition tied to Ancient Celtic festival of Samhain which directly evolved into modern day Halloween to welcome back relatives because of the Thinning of the Veil.

It was believed on October 31st the boundary between the living and the world of the dead became blurred or thin, and leaving doors and windows ajar allowed spirits of their dead loved ones back into their home, ensuring they had an unhindered entrance.

Fires were also kept burning, and candles placed in the windows to guide the spirits of relatives back home.

Food and drink were left outside or on the table as an offering to appease the spirits and ensure a good winter.

There are parallel traditions all around the world for the "open door" including Mexico and Latin America, and in various European Christian traditions, families visit gravesides and leave lanterns and doors unlocked so the spirits can visit their former homes.

A. I am welcoming my deceased relatives and loved ones back tonight.

B. I'm not welcoming back my deceased relatives and loved ones back tonight.

C. Something else.

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1 d

Did you have visitations from the spirits last night, or perhaps you've had spirits visit you in the past?

[purplepoppy]

We used to put bread amd cheese on the windowsill out side for passing ghosts as kids and leave out a bowl of water and dog biscuits for the cwn Annwn. Magically they were all gone in the morning and our dog swore blind he never touched them.

[OlderAndWiser]

Sounds like a convenient but extremely thin excuse for a holiday.

[NathanDavis]

we've got different traditions down here...

[Paige2006]

Maybe I'll do that!

[thegreenyogi]

I just might... lol!