It seems that there are several 'Definitions' for Samhain. Here are a few from the my research...
noun
a festival of the ancient Celts, held around November 1 to celebrate the beginning of winter.
From here...
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/samhain
Samhain is a cross-quarter sabbat; a night when the veil between this world and the next is the thinnest. It is a time to honor those who've died during the old year just leaving, as well as all ancestral spirits. [excerpt]
From here...
http://en.mimi.hu/esoteric/samhain.html
Samhain is the Celtic harvest festival which occurs on October 31 or November 1. It marked the ending of the fertile period of the year and the beginning of winter. During the winter period, it was believed that a path to "another world" was open, allowing spirits and such to visit people at night.
From here...
http://atheism.about.com/library/glossary/general/bldef_samhain.htm
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