Word of the #FolkloreThursday: "Sauin" - the name in Manx Gaelic of the festival marking the start of the year's dark half, celebrated from dusk on 31 Oct to dusk on 1 Nov. In Gaelic & Irish, "Samhain"; a liminal time, marked by fire, haunting & the crossing of thresholds. (via @RobGMacfarlane)