On Sat, 10 Nov 2012 02:34:34 -0800 (PST), Mike Rutland
> wrote:

> In our family, we celebrate Samhain on the 31st October. We do this by lighting a candle in the window for each of our loved ones that have passed,

Is that what those candles in tall glasses that look like church
windows are for?
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2418/3...12ae831f_m.jpg

> and sitting down to a meal that our most recently passed family member loved. We set them a place at the table as a mark of respect.
>
> We dont eat more than normal, we dont drink more than normal, but take the time to remember and reflect upon that person and how they lived.

I was told you're not supposed to extinguish those candles, but I
don't know why. Is it to symbolize that you'll never forget them?

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