Family Samhuinn

Enjoy an afternoon of stories, drama games and songs at the Family Samhuinn in the Scottish Storytelling Centre!

About Family Samhuinn

	27th October 2018
	12noon (3hrs)
	Scottish Storytelling Centre 43 - 45 High Street, Edinburgh Old Town EH1 1SR
	From £5
	Event organiser/part of Scottish International Storytelling Festival
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Come celebrate the Celtic festival of Samhuinn, a time where the veil between the land of the living and the departed is at its thinnest.

Enjoy a day of stories, games and songs for the whole family, centred around the changes of the seasons.

3 - 12 years

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