The ancient Celtic celebration of Samhain occurred on November 1. It was a kind of New Years holiday from which All Saints' Day and All Hallows Eve derive. Along with the days immediately before and after, Samhain was special because the Celts believed that the boundary between this world and the spirit world relaxed or lifted. This allowed spirits to cross between the worlds more easily. Superstitious people mollified the spirits by leaving out food and treats so that the spirits would not curse them. Some practiced various forms of divination to contact departed loved ones. Druids thought this to be the best time to seek guidance from the dead. Bards sought otherworldly inspiration for their poetry and song. The Celts considered Samhain to take place in no-time, that is, neither in the old year nor the new. Normal laws, order, strictures, and customs were held in abeyance for these three days of merriment. People did whatever they pleased. The fool held court as the wise man. The baseborn acted as the noble. The servant became the master. Women dressed as men, and vice versa. Farmers turned out their cattle, pigs, and sheep from their pens and pastures, allowing them to roam free. Some entered houses through windows rather than doors. No work was done because it was a time of total abandon of revelry, feasting, drinking, taking dares, disguising oneself, and pretending to be something one was not. Those three strange days were chaos time.