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This episode is a brief look at the development of what is now known as Halloween - starting with Samhain. The episode begins with a passage that Poe wrote about Stonehenge. It follows the development of Halloween as a holiday - from Samhain to All Souls day to “trick or treat.”
- What is Samhain?
- What Halloween custom was mentioned in a letter to John Allan?
- What is Feralia?
- What is Pomona?
- Who is Mary Fowlds?
- Wha do burning chestnuts have to do with Halloween?
- What was Halloween like in the 1920’s and 1930’s?
- When did the Celtic people celebrate their new year?
- 00:00 Introduction
- 01:45 Samhain
- 04:02 Stonehenge and Poe
- 09:05 All Saints Day and other Roman influences
- 16:15 Halloween in America
- 18:13 Excerpt of letter from Mary Fowlds
- 19:45 Halloween develops as a holiday
- 22:10 Future episodes
- 22:47 Sources
- 22:47 Outro
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