A great Samhain: festival of Celtic culture in Saint-Petersburg

the full Autumn came into its own. Already less Sunny and more rainy days. At night the puddles covered by a thin layer of the first ice, and the trees were painted in different shades of color, in which every day is less green. At this time comes a dark or darkest time of the year associated with the reduction of daylight hours. Many people begin to experience seasonal autumn depression or at best weary and at this time marks the ancient Celtic festival Samhain. It is a holiday from pre-historic times, the Celts associated with the day of the end of harvest, which was also marked with the beginning of the new year and was celebrated with a lively dance, fun with Celtic folklore.

pagan Holiday and was celebrated even before the advent of Hristianstva in England, Scotland and Ireland. However, the Christian preachers who came to these lands began intensively to deal with pagan holidays, so there is known worldwide for Halloween as the eve of all saints Day. The Celts revered their ancestors and Samhain commemorated all deceased loved ones. But under strong pressure Christianly religion merry pagan celebration of the end of the harvest - Samhain became rampant sinister of evil - Halloween.

But despite the persecution of the holiday still celebrated in Ireland and Scotland, and in recent years more and more gaining popularity in other countries of the world along with the already popular Halloween. Both holidays are marked in the night from 31 October to 1 November. Only Samhain dancing and fun, and Halloween with horror stories, horror films and dressing up in costumes of mischief.

Last time, the old Celtic festival began to celebrate in Russia. So 25 Oct 2015, club Aurora concert venue, Aurora Concert Hall will host a festival of Celtic culture. The event will take place in two halls, and will feature performances of various dance schools in St. Petersburg, as well as a large Irish jam session. The event will involve group Mervent and Trebuchet who come to the festival from Moscow. In the program performances of dance music Lacuna Cuan Alainn and Hyp Fest-Noz, who will perform musical compositions in the Breton folk instrument, the bombard.

Location: Club Aurora concert venue, Aurora Concert Hall (St. Petersburg, Pirogovskaya embankment, 5/2, Lenin Square)
date and time of Providence: 25 Oct 2015 20:00
Cost: 700-1100 rubles
participation is open to persons over 16 years of age
Site: http://samhainspb.ru