UK Pagans celebrate as numbers soar
UK Pagans celebrate as numbers soar: "As the UK becomes awash with ghosts, ghouls, tricks and treats on Halloween night, thousands of pagans will be celebrating a far more ancient festival. The pre-Christian festival of Samhain, which falls on 31 October, is the biggest event on the pagan calendar. Paganism, which embraces a variety of groups including druids, witches and followers of the Viking god Odin, is one of the fastest growing religions in the UK. At Samhain - pronounced 'sow-en' - pagans remember their dead and look to the future. A study in 1997 suggested there were 100,000 practising pagans in the UK, an increase of 95,000 since 1990."
(Via WiccanWeb.ca.)