Episode 19 - History of Halloween/Samhain

Ever wonder why you carve pumpkins, bob for apples and go asking strangers for candy every year for Halloween? We got the deets this week. We talk about all things Halloween by going over its origins in the festival of Samhain, a really cheeky drunk guy, how traditions have modernized over the years and how this holiday has slowly stolen our hearts and...souls muahahaha.

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Sources:

• History.com – ‘Ancient Origins of Halloween’ by History.com Editors

• Worldhistory.org – ‘History of Halloween’ by Joshua J. Mark

• Livescience.com – ‘The History of Halloween’ by Benjamin Radford

• Business Insider – ‘The dark history behind Halloween is even more chilling than you realized’ by Juliana Kaplan and Aine Cain

• Bustle – ‘11 Creepy Facts About Halloween’s Dark History’ by Brandi Neal and JR Thorpe

•  History.com – ‘Samhain’ by History.com Editors

• Time Magazine – ‘What Is Samhain? What to Know About the Ancient Pagan Festival That Came Before Halloween’ by Cady Lang

•  Mental Floss – ‘6 Spooky Facts about Samhain’ by Kirstin Fawcett

•  History.com – ‘Halloween Around the World’ by History.com Editors

• History.com ‘How Jack O’Lanterns Originated in Irish Myth’ by History.com Editors

• Celtic Lady – ‘Celtic Halloween: the Samhain Crone’ by Julie Bismark

• History.com ‘History of Halloween’ by History.com Editors