Samhain was a celebration of the harvest and is closely associated with the concept of autumn symbolically representing the end of life and the start of the winter cycle.
The bonfire is therefore a symbolic means of ushering in the process of rebirth.
The rebirth.. the spirit.. it burns bright.
The rebel yell in the dark of night.
Foreboding is the darkness still
Erased from time is good will.
With a fire brought until the dawn..
Accept a change and end what’s gone.
The U.S. Department of State issued a rare ”Worldwide Caution” alert Thursday, urging any American who is overseas to “exercise increased caution” due to “increased tensions in various locations around the world.”
The U.S. said there is also an increased potential for “terrorist attacks, demonstrations or violent actions against U.S. citizens.”
The U.S. Embassy in Beirut also urged American citizens Thursday to make plans to leave the country “as soon as possible while commercial options are still available,” as fighting intensifies near Israel’s northern border with Lebanon
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