Ogham Art Samhain (Halloween) Unisex T-Shirt

Write a review

$25.00

Quantity

Ogham Art is reclaiming Halloween with our horror-inspired Samhain t-shirt. Did you know that modern-day Halloween descends from the Celtic festival of Samhain? Costumes, jack-o'-lanterns, treats, black cats and the 31st of October are just some of the traditions of Samhain celebrated each year at the midpoint between Autumn and Winter. Samhain - pronounced "SOW-in" (rhyming with COW-in) - is the Irish word for November with celebrations beginning at dusk on October 31st and ending at sundown on November 1st.

• Available in black, white and dark heather
• Sizes S, M, L, XL, 2X, 3X
• 100% ring-spun cotton (dark heather is 65% polyester, 35% cotton)

U.S delivery only with FREE shipping! Printed on demand so please expect 1-2 weeks for delivery.

Here is a brief summary of the Ogham alphabet. Stay tuned for more detailed posts in the days to come. Sign up below for the Ogham Art Newsletter to receive email notifications about new postings, blogs, products and events.

Sláinte,
Colleen & Chris

Ogham is the earliest written form of Primitive Irish, the oldest of the Gaelic languages. Ogham was first used in Ireland and parts of England, Scotland and Wales between the 2nd and 6th centuries. Though its actual origins remain a mystery today, it is believed the Celts desired a cryptic alphabet that could not be deciphered by Roman Britain.

Ogham Alphabet

Ogham stone

Represented as a series of perpendicular and intersecting lines, this ancient script is thought to be influenced by the Latin alphabet using 20 characters. It is most commonly written vertically and is read from bottom to top. When presented horizontally, it is read from left to right.

Ogham was carved into stones and trees to mark land boundaries or to commemorate a member of the community. Today there are roughly 400 surviving stones featuring proper names, ancestral and tribal affiliations, and Latin words.