The Demon Samhain

[jeweledvixen]

From an article about the show Supernatural in this week's T.V. Guide:

In the October 30 episode, several inexplicable deaths leading up to Halloween put the brothers on the trail of a witch using blood sacrifices to raise Samhain, an ancient and powerful demon from Celtic folklore. "October 31 was widely believed to be the night that the veil

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[gullinbursti]

I'm not sure how or when it got started, but the "Samhain was a demon and that's why Halloween is of the Devil" thing has been common in fundie circles for a long time now. Sometimes they say his name was "Sam Hain"... because we all know "Samuel" was a common Celtic name, I guess. *facepalm*

[jeweledvixen]

Wow. I did not know that. Sam Hain, huh? Yeah, that sounds Celtic to me! ::eye roll::

I'm going to Google him and see what I can find. Thanks.

[winterlion]

oh that sounds like Jack Trick!
(or the various other fundie doodieheads)

I've heard of this a couple of times - there are extremists stateside which use this "evidence" as argument in favour of their extremist ways.
Thinking like that is the same kind of insanity that produced Malleus Maleficarum - namingly psychotic paranoia with delusions.
(it's not a new delusion by any respect - or even by none at all)

[jeweledvixen]

Hmmmmm. Sounds very interesting. I ordered a copy from Amazon. Thanks.