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proper noun
- A holiday, falling on the night of the 31 of October to the 1 of November, celebrated by the ancient Celts as a festival marking the beginning of winter and the new year, on which it was believed that the dead could roam the earth.
- (italbrac, Wicca) One of the eight Sabbat, Sabbats celebrated in Wicca.
Etymology: From Proto-Celtic sam ("summer") and fuin ("end"), thus "Summer's End"
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