Samhain Ireland 2024 Tacoma. The celts believed that the veil between this world and the world of the dead grew thin at samhain, the irish harvest festival that inspired the halloween traditions we know. Jun 22, 2024, 1:11 am.
Christianity arrived in ireland in the fifth century ad, and incorporated the honouring of the dead into the christian calendar with all saints’ (all hallows) day on 1 november,. Macnas halloween parade (october 27, 2024) the macnas ‘danse macabre’ parade in galway is the largest free halloween event in ireland, attracting over 70,000 people annually.