The Importance of Hallowe'en

[abigail_draconi]

No: HPFGUIDX 36306

In an earlier post, Ebony had pointed out that she had noticed that a
number of significant events took place on Halloween such as the death
of Lilly and James, the forming of the trio, and Harry's big fight
with Ron.
In normal Wicca tradition, Halloween is very significant. It is one of
the eight Sabbats, and more often referred to as Samhain. According
to _The Complete Idiot's Guide to Wicca and Witchcraft_, Samhain is
one of the Greater Sabbats and is pretty much the biggest holiday in
the Wiccan calendar [173]. It also happens to be one of two pagan
holidays wildly known to the general public, the other being Yule or
Christmas. Given these facts, I'm not surprised that October 31 would
be significant in Harry Potter.
But then, I'm a little biased when it comes to that date. Aside
from its pure commercial value (which I find rather fun since I will
grab any excuse to get into a costume) and its supposed mystic
properties, it also happens to be my birthday. And here's some more
food for thought, I was born on the exact same day that James and Lilly
died, albeit about six hours earlier.
@---<-- Chyna Rose