Veneration of the dead begging for candy). In Cornwall and Wales, the autumn ancestor festivals occur around Nov. 1. In Cornwall the festival is known as "Kalan Gwav", and in Wales as "Calan Gaeaf." The festivals bear some similarities to the better-known Gaelic festival of Samhain, from which modern Halloween is derived. During "Samhain", November 1 in Ireland and Scotland, the dead are thought to return to the world of the living, and offerings of food and light are left for them. On the festival day, ancient people would extinguish the hearth fires in their homes, participate in a community bonfire festival, and then
Now That's What I Call Rock defined what rock" used to be. James Christopher Monger of AllMusic notes the "wide range of rock subgenres" represented in this compilation. Now That's What I Call Rock Now That's What I Call Rock is a compilation album released on January 22, 2016, by the distributors of the popular "Now That's What I Call Music" series in the United States. The collection brings together a diverse group of artists from a range of styles such as "EDM textures, summer festival blues-rock chug, arena alternative, post-Tool hard rock, triumphant psych-pop and cosmopolitan retro experiments." Despite the popularity of the "Now" albums,