Explaining a witch's 'Familiar' is a complex topic. It can mean an
assistant, who could help the witch by keeping a lookout, and give
warnings of interlopers. A familiar can also mean an alter ego that a
witch could change into and thus move around un-detected. In both of
these roles you could think of familiars as evil spirits.
However cats, particularly black Halloween cats, are the most form of a witch's familiar.
However, they could be other animals such as toads, owls or even mice.
The uglier the beast the more suitable is to be a familiar.
Sinister Halloween Cat
When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, May luck be yours on Halloween.
Pumpkin cat silhouetted against the
full moon
To appease the spirits of the dead Druids organized a festival
on the night before Halloween. While the celebrations varied from
country to country, most festivities had bonfires and animal sacrifices.
Although they did not have the elaborate Halloween costumes of today, no
doubt our some of ancestors loved dressing up as much as some people do
today.
Pretty much everyone agrees with the position of Halloween in the
calendar, namely All Hallows Eve, October 31st. Halloween pictures and
images fall into three major categories.
Symbols of evil: witches, goblins and especially black cats.
Symbols of death: ghosts, skeletons, haunted houses and graveyards.
Symbols of harvest: pumpkins, Jack-o-Lanterns, scarecrows and corn
dollies.
Other variations on the name include:
Hallow E'en - Ireland
Hallowtide or Hallowe'en - Scotland
Nos Galen-gaeof - Wales (The Night of the Winter Calends)
Feralia - Roman
Samhain - Celts
The Feast of All Soula, also Feast of the Sun.
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