Episode 15 - Halloween Special, Origins, Veil Thinning and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Happy Halloween, we're so glad you're here!  This week Hayley tells us all about the origins of Halloween, traditions from around the world and the thinning of the veil and Savanna talks about the Legend of Sleepy Hollow and the real-life inspirations for Washington Irving's famous tale.  Grab your drink, get some snacks, and let's get haunted.    https://www.discoverboynevalley.ie/boyne-valley-drive/heritage-sites/tlachtga-hill-ward-athboyhttps://www.ucd.ie/archaeology/research/howhttps://skepticalinquirer.org/2016/04/the-brown-mountain-lights-solved-again  https://arxiv.org/abs/2011.00048https://arxiv.org/abs/1006.0989  https://www.history.com/articles/history-of-the-jack-o-lantern-irish-origins  https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/when-people-carved-turnips-instead-of-pumpkins-for-halloween-180978922  https://hgic.clemson.edu/soul-cakes-and-the-origins-of-trick-or-treating  https://www.history.co.uk/articles/souling-the-forgotten-halloween-tradition  https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collections-Research/Collection/Top-things-to-see-in-the-Irish-Folklife-Collection/Artefact/Ghost-turnip/b202e8ea-0728-4b3d-b0f1-82660fe45ce9  https://www.macfarlane.org/blog/history-and-heritage/samhain-and-the-origin-of-the-jack-o-lantern  https://www.sciencealert.com/the-strange-science-behind-ghostly-lights-that-have-haunted-us-for-centuries  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/383034675_Unidentified_Anomalous_Phenomena_Extraterrestrial_Life_Plasmoids_Shape_Shifters_Replicons_Thunderstorms_Lightning_Hallucinations_Aircraft_Disasters_Ocean_Sightings  https://www.lovefood.com/gallerylist/222489/what-is-a-soul-cake-all-about-the-original-halloween-treat  https://www.iflscience.com/mysterious-green-lightning-ghosts-of-earths-upper-atmosphere-have-finally-been-explained-72007  https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the-secret-history-of-bonfire  https://wordhistories.net/2016/08/15/bonfire  https://www.boston.com/news/history/2014/10/29/the-history-of-the-jack-o-lantern-how-it-all-began-with-a-turnip/  https://repository.uwtsd.ac.uk/id/eprint/2160/1/Steenhuisen-Siemonsma%20Maria%20Johanna%20%282022%29%20Orbs%20in%20the%20Skyscape.%20An%20exploration%20of%20spiritual%20experiences%20with%20anomalous%20light%20phenomena.pdf  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/387476125_Exploring_the_Link_Between_Paranormal_Phenomena_and_Plasma_Balls  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/287411203_A_critical_test_of_the_EMF-Paranormal_phenomena_theory_Evidence_from_a_haunted_site_without_electricity-generating_fields  https://www.academia.edu/564374/Magnetic_Fields_and_Haunting_Phenomena_A_Basic_Primer_for_Paranormal_Enthusiasts  https://www.loyolapress.com/catholic-resources/family/holidays-and-special-occasions/other-special-occasions/the-celtic-origin-of-halloween-bonfires/  https://festivalofthebonfires.org/history/  https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/phenomena/geomagnetic-storms  https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/geomagnetic-indices  https://www.academia.edu/39566246/OSullivan_A_2017_18_Magic_in_Early_Medieval_Ireland_Ulster_Journal_of_Archaeology_74_107_117  https://www.research.herts.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/17442595/This_is_the_one_ARTICLE_MORPH_FINAL_FINAL_1_.pdf  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10816-022-09565-7  https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/04308778.2025.2522569  https://www.damnedct.com/union-cemetery-easton  https://eastoncourier.news/2022/09/16/between-a-headstone-a-hard-place-union-cemetery  https://www.ctinsider.com/living/article/ct-white-lady-union-cemetery-urban-legend-17533746.php  https://warrens.net/union-cemetery/  https://www.prsne.com/unioncemetery  https://eastoncourier.news/2022/10/28/harry-the-lady-in-white  https://historicalsocietyofeastonct.org/2022/10/28/harry-the-lady-in-white/  https://historicalsocietyofeastonct.org/the-union-cemetery-preservation-project  https://historicalsocietyofeastonct.org/the-union-cemetery-preservation-project  https://www.history.com/articles/legend-sleepy-hollow-headless-horseman  https://www.ibiblio.org/ebooks/Irving/Sleepy/Irving_Sleepy.pdf  https://westchestermagazine.com/life-style/irving-legend-sleepy-hollow  https://allthatsinteresting.com/the-legend-of-sleepy-hollow  https://www.wgpfoundation.org/historic-markers/headless-horseman  https://hudsonvalley.org/article/irvings-legend-the-story-behind-the-story/