Samhain 2020

When is Samhain 2020?

What is Samhain?

Samhain is ancient Celtic seasonal festival to mark the end of the harvest and to remember the dead that is celebrated from sunset on October 31 to sunset on November 1. It is held at the time of year when the boundary between this world and the world of the dead is considered to be at its thinnest and can most easily be crossed, and the souls of the dead return to the world of the living for one night to revisit their homes and seek hospitality. It is thus related to (and conincides with) the Christian celebrations of Hallowtide: Halloween (All Saints' Eve) on October 31, All Saints' Day on November 1 and All Souls' Day on November 2. It also coincides with the Mexican festival Day of the Dead.

Samhain is a precursor to the modern-day Halloween festival, and many Samhain customs and traditions survive in Halloween, for example going from door to door in disguise (or in costume) to ask for food in exchange for praying for the dead.

When is Samhain 2021?

Dates for Samhain from 2015 to 2025

The next occurrence of Samhain is marked in red.

Year	Samhain starts on	Samhain ends on
Samhain 2015	Saturday, October 31, 2015	Sunday, November 1, 2015
Samhain 2016	Monday, October 31, 2016	Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Samhain 2017	Tuesday, October 31, 2017	Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Samhain 2018	Wednesday, October 31, 2018	Thursday, November 1, 2018
Samhain 2019	Thursday, October 31, 2019	Friday, November 1, 2019
Samhain 2020	Saturday, October 31, 2020	Sunday, November 1, 2020
Samhain 2021	Sunday, October 31, 2021	Monday, November 1, 2021
Samhain 2022	Monday, October 31, 2022	Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Samhain 2023	Tuesday, October 31, 2023	Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Samhain 2024	Thursday, October 31, 2024	Friday, November 1, 2024
Samhain 2025	Friday, October 31, 2025	Saturday, November 1, 2025
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