Samhain the 1 November date was a Germanic rather than a Celtic idea. In the 11th century, 2 November became established as All Souls' Day. This created the three-day observance known as Allhallowtide: All Hallows' Eve (31 October), All Hallows' Day (1 November), and All Souls' Day (2 November). It is widely believed that many of the modern secular customs of All Hallows' Eve (or Halloween) were influenced by the festival of Samhain. Samhain and Samhain-based festivals are held by some Neopagans. As there are many kinds of Neopaganism, their Samhain celebrations can be very different despite the shared name. Some
Mongfind Ireland, whom she is said to have killed with poison in a bid to make her son king. She drank the poisoned drink to convince Crimthann, and died soon after at Samhain. According to "Cormac's Glossary", she was a goddess the pagan Irish worshipped on Samhain. This was also called the "Féile Moingfhinne" i.e. "Festival of Mongfind". Later legend, as documented in Patrick Weston Joyce's "Social History of Ancient Ireland", makes her a banshee. A prominent hill called "Cnoc Samhna" ("Hill of Samhain") or "Ard na Ríoghraidhe" ("Height of the Kingfolk") in County Limerick is associated with a tale linked