Ancestor Night

English Alternative forms Ancestors' Night Proper noun Ancestor Night en Germanic paganism A festival celebrated by followers of Heathenry in late October or early November and based on the Germanic tradition of ancestor worship. en 1991 D J Conway Norse Magic Llewellyn Publications 51 This is Ancestor Night, the Feast of the Dead, the night strongest for communication with those gone into the shadow lands, those who now dwell over Bifrost, the Rainbow Bridge to Asgard. en 1999 Gail Duff The Wheel of the Wiccan Year 23 Other names are the Festival of Remembrance, the Feast of Apples, Ancestor Night or the Feast of the Dead. See also en Mother's Night en Samhain en Halloween