The song's imagery is closer to Halloween's origin than that usually associated with All Soul's Day, Christianity's day for remembering and praying for the dead, usually on November 2.
Halloween originated as an ancient harvest celebration centered around the bonfire and remembrance of the dead -all included in this beautiful song. It was thought to be the transition from the 'summer' half of the year when life is above ground to the 'winter' or dark half of the year when life is beneath ground. It is when the dead pass from this world -the final lines in the song.
'The Green Knight holds the holly bush' is from the Arthurian legends. The knight is thought to refer to the green man, a pagan symbol of nature.
The song's imagery is closer to Halloween's origin than that usually associated with All Soul's Day, Christianity's day for remembering and praying for the dead, usually on November 2.
Halloween originated as an ancient harvest celebration centered around the bonfire and remembrance of the dead -all included in this beautiful song. It was thought to be the transition from the 'summer' half of the year when life is above ground to the 'winter' or dark half of the year when life is beneath ground. It is when the dead pass from this world -the final lines in the song.
'The Green Knight holds the holly bush' is from the Arthurian legends. The knight is thought to refer to the green man, a pagan symbol of nature.
The album begins and ends with songs about death.