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Happy Samhain and Happy Halloween! I am the daughter of a man born on Samhain/Halloween, so Happy Birthday to you, Dad. I do believe that the barrier between this world and the others is thin, and so I feel closer to him on this day. Image
In the 90s, we had a big party for his 50th Birthday which was just few months after he was diagnosed with AIDS and didn’t know how long he might live (since he had a severely low T-cell count). It was joyful, as joyful as it could be.
October 31 is also the day that my familiar, my souldog, my Boston Terrier Jordan passed out of this world with a beautiful blessing and ritual by the unbelievably wonderful @urbantantrika. So, it’s a heavy day for me. #Halloween #Samhain

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