# Samhain

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈsaʊ.wən/ · frequency rank #73,609

## Definitions
1. A holiday, falling on the night of 31 October to 1 November, celebrated by the ancient Celts and by modern neo-pagans as the beginning of winter and the new year, and a time during which the spirits of the dead could return to the earth.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Irish Samhain.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/samhain